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1h ago
inRant: That time my Ford's alternator died in a drive-thru and I watched the battery light flicker for 10 seconds before everything went dark
That Walmart parking lot jumper cable guy is a universal experience, @blairm35, like finding a dead alternator at the worst possible time.
1h ago
inQuestion about that soot stain on my white ceiling I found after a 3AM chimney fire in Portland last winter
Had a similar mess a few years back when my wood stove decided to belch a cloud of smoke right onto my living room ceiling. Spent a whole weekend scrubbing with a dry sponge and ended up just painting over the whole thing. Sometimes you gotta accept that the black ring becomes part of the decor.
1d ago
inTried propagating a fiddle leaf fig in water for 3 months, got roots but no growth above soil
Your neighbor was right about the node thing, but you actually could get growth from a single leaf if you had cut a sliver of the stem with it. The roots you grew are fine for keeping the leaf alive longer, but without that little piece of stem tissue and a dormant bud, the plant has no way to start a growth tip. That's why people who propagate figs swear by taking stem cuttings with at least one node above the soil line. The roots you grew are basically just there to support the leaf's life, not to build a whole new plant. So that root ball is just a fancy life support system for a single leaf that will eventually give up when it gets old enough.
2d ago
inQuestion about using a 1/4 inch spacer block for consistent drawer gaps
Honestly though the tape trick is solid and way easier than measuring every time. It's one of those things where you wonder why you didn't think of it sooner. Saves you from wrecking a slide on the first screw.
2d ago
inShowerthought: my kid's toy camera made me rethink light seals
My 1980s Nikon sat in a hot car trunk for years with a foam light seal that outgassed like crazy and never fogged a single frame. Unless you're sealing the foam inside the lens cavity itself, the amount of gas from a craft foam sliver is negligible compared to just dust and humidity.