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1d ago
inJust realized I've been over-torquing lug nuts for a decade after a customer's offhand comment.
Always figured that click was the goal. Makes you wonder what else we get wrong by just following the sound.
1d ago
inFiguring out how to explain my old job to new people took me a solid year, maybe more.
Oh man, this is everywhere now, isn't it? We're all trying to shrink our whole lives into these little sound bites. It's like we're all writing our own ad copy for a product called "Me." You see it on dating apps, at parties, and definitely in job talks. Why do we feel like we have to explain everything from the very start?
1d ago
inA guy on the dock in Savannah made me rethink my whole ladder setup
Ever see someone's simple fix and just feel stupid for not doing it sooner? My buddy Mike, a landscaper, kept having his wheelbarrow tire go flat on job sites. He'd waste half an hour patching it. One of his older clients pointed to a can of that green tire sealant stuff and said his grandson uses it in bike tires. Mike put it in the wheelbarrow tire like two years ago and hasn't touched it since. It's exactly what @abbyd36 said about a simple fix saving so much hassle. That old guy probably saved Mike a full day of work by now, all over a ten dollar can of goop.
1d ago
inMy neighbor insisted I soak my moonflower seeds in warm water before planting
So the seeds just needed a little bath first?
2d ago
inVent: I got a rate quote from a local bank that was a full point lower than the big national lenders for a small retail strip I'm buying.
My experience was the total opposite.