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2d ago
inA contractor in Boise told me to stop sanding my pressure treated cuts, and I still think about it 3 years later
Man, I had the exact same thing happen with an old timer on a deck job years ago. He watched me sanding a cut and just shook his head and said the dust is the bad part, not the wood, so leave the cut alone and wear a mask. Three years later I still skip the sanding and I think about that guy every single time I make a cut.
7d ago
inWalked into a laundromat on 5th in Oakland and saw 9 of the 12 dryers tagged out of order
Nine?! That's insane.
8d ago
inWas dead set on pitching the trade pubs first, then a reporter at the Journal called me back in 20 minutes
Heard a Poynter piece saying big outlets watch local news gaps, so Akron probably tipped them off.
12d ago
inBought a $200 induction heater for rusty bolts vs keeping the torch, and the torch is sitting in my bottom drawer now
A buddy of mine swore by his torch for every stuck nut on his old Tacoma until he burned through a brake line and almost torched the whole truck. He finally picked up an induction tool last winter and now he won't shut up about it. The thing that sold him was doing ball joints, no open flame near the fuel tank or the wiring harness. He told me the heat stays right where you point it instead of cooking everything around it. Now he uses it on everything from tie rod ends to exhaust studs, even uses it to loosen red locktite when he does not want the torch out. Funny how we stick with old habits until something shows us a better way.