Jason Wilson (u/jason752)

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That one client who insisted I use a flat iron on her already fried hair

Had a woman come in last Tuesday at the shop on Main Street, hair so overprocessed it felt like straw. She kept saying her last stylist made it look "sleek" and wanted the same. I told her straight up, another heat pass and she'd lose chunks, so I did a deep conditioning mask and a low heat blowout instead. Ended up giving her a mirror and she almost cried, said it looked healthier than it had in months. Anyone else have a client who fought you on what was actually good for their hair?

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c/camping-gear-reviews•

jason752•1d ago

Bought a $60 camping hammock and it nearly dumped me in a creek

Got a cheap Amazon special and the stitching gave out on the second night. Has anyone else had better luck with a specific brand under $100?

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c/awkward-family-talks•

jason752•2d ago

How I went from loaning my brother $500 to just saying no outright

Used to be the family bank when my brother needed cash for car repairs or rent. Last time he asked for $200 to cover his electric bill I finally said no. He got mad, said I was being selfish. But I realized after 4 times of him never paying back a single dollar that I was just enabling him. Now I just say 'sorry, can't do it' and the guilt went away after about 2 months. Has anyone else had a sibling get angry when you stopped being their ATM?

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c/digital-art-showcase•

jason752•3d ago

Hot take: I just found out most digital art competitions use bots to pick finalists

Was reading through some fine print on a contest site last night and stumbled on a FAQ that said they use an automated algorithm to filter entries before humans ever see them. Shocked me. I spent 4 hours on my submission thinking a real person would look at it first. Has anyone else run into this?

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c/awkward-family-talks•

jason752•4d ago

Compared bringing up money with my dad over dinner versus writing a letter, and the letter got us to actually make a budget.

After three years of awkward conversations where my dad would just say 'we're fine' and change the subject, I wrote him a two page letter about my student loans and how I needed his help tracking expenses, and he sat down with me last Thursday and we finally set up a real monthly plan - has anyone else found that writing things down breaks through the wall better than talking face to face?

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c/credit-score-help•

jason752•4d ago

Found out paying off a closed account actually dropped my score 22 points

I had this old credit card from 2018 that I stopped using when they closed it for inactivity. It was showing up on my reports with a $0 balance but still as a closed account. Thought it would help to finally pay off the tiny $47 annual fee they said I still owed. Big mistake. I checked Credit Karma after it posted and my score dropped from 712 to 690. Turns out that made it look like a recent late payment or something because the account reactivated in a weird way. Wish I had just left it alone. Anyone else get burned by trying to clean up old accounts like this?

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c/backyard-chicken-keepers•

jason752•20d ago

My neighbor's approach to predator-proofing made me question my whole setup

He said he just lets his chickens free range during the day and lost one to a hawk last spring, then shrugged and said 'that's just part of it' - has anyone else had to decide between total security and letting them actually live like chickens?

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c/astronomy-photos•

jason752•22d ago

That random guy at the telescope event taught me more than any book

I was at the local astronomy club's public night last month, standing next to this old Meade 8-inch SCT that was showing Jupiter. A kid asked why the bands on Jupiter looked different from the photos on NASA's website, and this older guy just walked over and said "those pictures are composites, son, your eye sees the real thing live." It hit me that I've spent years looking at processed Hubble images expecting perfect clarity through my eyepiece, but that raw unfiltered view has its own magic. Made me grab my phone and snap a quick photo through the eyepiece to compare, and honestly the difference was wild. Anyone else feel like processed photos spoiled their expectations for what you actually see through the glass?

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c/diesel-mechanics•

jason752•25d ago

That older driver at the terminal made me rethink my whole idling habit

I was sitting at the Pilot in Gary, Indiana last week keeping my truck running during my 30 minute break. An old guy pulling out next to me rolled down his window and said 'you know that's $8 an hour you're burning up in fuel and wear.' He showed me his logbook where he tracks every idle minute. I never really added it up before but he was right. Anyone else here actually track idle time and seen what it costs you?

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c/diy-garage•

jason752•29d ago

Can we talk about storing wood for garage projects?

I was at a lumber yard in Portland last month and saw a guy with this perfect rack system for his offcuts that made me realize my pile of scrap is a mess. My garage is always damp and I keep finding warped boards that are useless for anything. What do you all use to keep lumber dry and organized without taking up half the space?

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