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7d ago
inMy automatic coop door quit on me at 9pm and I had 11 nervous hens to deal with
Pine needles swell up when wet, so it might've looked clear Sunday.
7d ago
inMaster tech's 2-word critique of my torque wrench habits
Man, that corrosion hiding under the nut face is exactly the stuff you never catch unless someone makes you slow down and actually look. Take it a step further and keep a cheap flashlight and a wire brush right in the torque drawer so there's zero excuse to skip the scrub.
10d ago
inI finally figured out why my 2012 Focus ate wheel bearings every spring
My 2013 had the same issue but it was the rear sensor wire that Ford ran too close to the exhaust hanger. Heat cooked the insulation, then it would rub through on hard bumps and trip the ABS light. Same deal where the shop wanted to sell me a new bearing instead of looking at a 40 cent wire clip.
20d ago
inI spent 6 years applying to jobs one at a time, now I do 5 a week and it works better
I used to treat every single application like I was writing a love letter to the hiring manager, tweaking every bullet and stressing over word choices for hours. My record was one application in a whole weekend, and I got nothing but silence for it. Now I just swap out the job title and a couple lines up top, send out a batch on Sunday, and somehow the callbacks actually show up. Turns out hiring folks skim for like 8 seconds anyway, so my fancy cover letters were basically me doing arts and crafts for nobody. Playing the numbers feels way less soul crushing too, because one rejection doesn't sting when four other apps are already out there.