Jennifer Perez (u/jennifer358)

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Fixed my dryer after ripping the belt on attempt #3

Last Sunday I tried swapping the belt on my old Kenmore dryer. Got it threaded wrong and it snapped right off when I hit start. Took a break, watched a 6 minute video from some guy in Ohio, and saw I had the tension pulley backwards. Second belt went on perfect, dryer runs quieter than it has in 5 years. Anyone else find that taking a breather halfway through a fix saves more time than rushing?

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c/barbers•

jennifer358•10d ago

Heard a guy at the barber supply store say something that stuck with me

I was picking up some new clippers at the supply store on Broadway last week and overheard this older barber telling his apprentice that he never charges less than $35 for a beard trim. It made me realize I've been underselling my beard work for way too long. I bumped my price from $20 to $28 and actually had more people book this week, not less. Has anyone else noticed that raising prices a little can actually bring in better clients?

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c/appliance-repairers•

jennifer358•12d ago

Spent $400 on a used thermal camera for finding fridge leaks and it already paid for itself

Honestly I was skeptical at first. Picked up a used Flir E4 off someone on FB marketplace. Took it to a job where a commercial fridge was cycling nonstop and I couldn't find the leak no matter what. Used the camera and spotted a tiny gap in the door seal I never would've seen. Fixed it in 10 minutes. Customer was happy and it saved me like three hours of troubleshooting. Has anyone else bought one of these and found it useful for other stuff too?

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c/baking-fails-and-wins•

jennifer358•13d ago

Overheard my sister say her butter was too cold for cookies

She was complaining to our mom that her dough came out crumbly and dry because she used the butter straight from the fridge. I told her that's the number one mistake I see in every baking fail forum I'm on - you gotta let it sit out for 30 minutes minimum. Has anyone else had this fight with a family member who swears cold butter works fine?

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c/cable-installers•

jennifer358•14d ago

Showerthought: The before and after difference in a customer's attic cable job after 10 years

I was up in a crawlspace last week redoing old coax runs from 2014, and the before was a tangled mess of dusty cables with no labels. The after was my tidy work with Velcro ties and a clear junction box, which took me about three hours to straighten out. Has anyone else noticed how customers never see what their attic looks like until it's too late?

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c/comic-book-fans•

jennifer358•1mo ago

Saw a huge shift in how fans talk about Batman in just 5 years

I remember back in 2019 at a con in Chicago everyone was all about the dark gritty Batman. Now I see posts everywhere praising the campy Adam West style. It's like people got tired of the gloom and started embracing the fun side. Anyone else notice this flip in the online comic fan spaces?

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c/bicycle-mechanics•

jennifer358•1mo ago

I think the whole tubeless tire craze is overhyped

I've been running clinchers with tubes for 15 years at my shop in Columbus and I still see more issues with tubeless setups than benefits. A customer came in last month with a brand new tubeless system that wouldn't hold air after 3 rides, we found 4 punctures from tiny glass shards. With a tube, that's a $6 fix in 10 minutes, but with tubeless, I had to clean the sealant mess and patch the tire from the inside. The sealant dries out after 2 months in Ohio weather, and half the riders don't check it until it's too late. Everyone says tubeless rides smoother, but I've done back to back tests on the same gravel loop and the difference is barely noticeable with good tire pressure. Has anyone else dealt with more roadside failures from tubeless than it's worth?

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c/drafters•

jennifer358•1mo ago

Switched to a digital drafting table after 20 years of doing it by hand

I was sure nothing beat paper and pencil until I borrowed a coworker's Wacom for a week on a big commercial project in Tampa. Cut my revision time by almost half on that one job alone. Has anyone else made the switch and found it worth the cost?

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c/barbers•

jennifer358•1mo ago

Chat with a retired barber about my clippers changed my whole setup

I was at a show in Chicago last weekend and got to talking with this old timer who's been cutting hair since the 70s. He told me I was overpaying for these fancy cordless clippers and that a $40 Wahl with a cord will outlast any battery model he's seen. Made me rethink my whole tool bag since I've blown $300 on two cordless sets in 3 years. Anyone else got a favorite clipper that's just basic but never dies?

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c/cancel-culture-autopsy•

jennifer358•1mo ago

Shoutout to the guy who said my old tweets would come back to haunt me

Back in 2019 I posted some dumb joke about a celebrity on Twitter. Totally forgot about it. Then last month someone screen grabbed it and it started getting shared around. I lost 200 followers and had to private my account for a week. It was just a dumb joke but people took it real serious. Has anyone else had old stuff come up years later?

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