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1mo ago

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My neighbor's fence went from falling over to solid in one weekend

Yeah, my uncle did that with his old wooden fence. He said it was way cheaper than starting from scratch since the panels were still okay. It seems smart if the posts are the only real problem. Do you think it will last as long as a whole new fence?

1mo ago

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Just read that the first steam-powered dredge in the US was built in 1844 for the Erie Canal... that's way older than I thought.

You ever wonder how much stuff is still running on pure stubbornness? My uncle's farm had an old diesel generator from the 40s that sounded like a bag of hammers in a dryer. We all knew it was on borrowed time, but the cost to swap it out was more than the farm made in a year. Sometimes the old gear just becomes part of the place, you know?

1mo ago

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Unpopular opinion: My bullet journal got way better after I stopped tracking my mood

Mood trackers always felt like homework to me. I dropped mine last year and it freed up so much mental space. What other trackers did you try and then quit? I gave up on habit trackers too because seeing all those empty boxes just made me feel bad.

1mo ago

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I finally hit 3 gallons of water on my basement floor trying to fix a leaky pipe myself.

Stop everything and call a plumber right now. That much water means you have a real problem, not a tape fix. More Teflon will just make a bigger mess later. You already learned compression fittings aren't a quick DIY thing. Pay the pro before you ruin your floor or foundation.

1mo ago

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Shoutout to the guy at the coffee shop who always brings his own mug, because I used to just grab a paper cup every morning but after seeing him do it for 6 months straight, I finally bought a travel mug and now I feel guilty on the days I forget it.

Honestly it felt like a show for a while. What helped was dropping the "perfect" version of the habit and just doing a tiny bit. Like if it's working out, just putting on the shoes and doing five minutes. After a few weeks of that, it started to feel real again, not just something to post about. The guilt faded when the action became small and automatic.