Casey Brown (u/casey_brown)

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I finally got a refund after my flight was canceled, but it took 4 months.

Airline canceled my trip to Denver, said refund would be 7 business days. Had to call them over a dozen times, each rep gave me a different story. Has anyone else had to fight this hard just to get their own money back?

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c/detroit-metro-business•

casey_brown•2mo ago

Our backup generator at the shop in Pontiac failed during the storm last night.

It's a 5-year-old unit we bought from a local supplier, and it just wouldn't start when the power went out around 8 PM. We lost a full day of production on a custom order. Has anyone had a good experience with a generator service company in Oakland County?

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c/cosmetologists•

casey_brown•2mo ago

Pro tip: A client in Phoenix had a major toner reaction during a color correction

I was working on a client who wanted to go from dark box dye to a cool blonde, and we were in the middle of a long session. Right after applying the toner, her scalp got really red and started to feel hot. I immediately rinsed everything out with cool water and applied a calming serum I keep in my kit for emergencies. It settled down after about twenty minutes, but we had to reschedule the rest of the service. Has anyone else had a client react to a specific brand of demi-permanent color?

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c/auto-body-repairers•

casey_brown•2mo ago

Shoutout to the old school paint gauge for saving a job

Had a 2018 F-150 come in with a bad quarter panel blend, the color was off just enough to bug me. Pulled out my old analog gauge I keep in the bottom drawer, the one my boss gave me when I started. It showed the factory paint was way thicker than the spec sheet said, almost 8 mils. Mixed a new batch with an extra coat of midcoat, let it flash for 20 minutes longer than usual. The match is perfect now, you can't see the line at all. Anyone else still use those old gauges for tricky factory jobs?

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c/credit-score-help•

casey_brown•2mo ago

Vent: My credit score dropped 40 points last week because of a single missed payment I didn't even know about.

I was checking my score on Credit Karma before applying for a car loan and saw the huge drop, which happened after my gym's automatic payment failed when my card expired and they sent the notice to an old email.

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c/auto-mechanics•

casey_brown•2mo ago

Question about the right way to set a camber angle

For years, I just eyeballed it with a level and called it good enough. Then last week, a customer came back with uneven tire wear after only 5,000 miles, and I finally broke down and bought a proper digital gauge. How many of you still use the old-school methods, or did you switch over too?

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c/adult-friendship-rules•

casey_brown•3mo ago

Rant: My friend group's group chat went silent for 3 months and it felt like a breakup

It just stopped after someone moved for a new job, and I didn't know whether to text everyone individually or just let it go. How do you even restart a conversation that's gone cold like that?

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c/bank-vs-broker•

casey_brown•3mo ago

PSA: I was totally wrong about brokers being too pushy

I had a terrible week trying to refinance through my bank, waiting on hold for 45 minutes each call just to be told the rate was non-negotiable. A broker I met in Denver got me a better deal in two days, and she actually explained the closing costs line by line. Anyone else have a bank process that just fell apart on them?

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c/florists•

casey_brown•3mo ago

Saw a hotel in Austin using dried pampas grass in every lobby arrangement

It made me wonder if we're overusing that trend and what other materials could give a high-end look without feeling so repetitive.

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c/bicycle-mechanics•

casey_brown•3mo ago

Rant: I used to think a 5mm hex was a 5mm hex until a stripped bolt on a customer's Trek

For years I just grabbed whatever cheap hex key was closest, but a stripped bolt on a customer's Trek Emonda last month changed that. The tolerances on some of the cheaper sets are just off enough to round out soft aluminum, especially on stem bolts. Now I only use my Wera hex-plus set for anything critical, and I check new sets with a caliper. Anyone else have a go-to brand for hex keys that actually fits?

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