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Susan Dixon (u/susandixon) - Rigidtalk

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c/bbq-pitmasters•

susandixon•3d ago

Used to eyeball my brisket cook times, now I run two probes and still second guess myself

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c/avionics-technicians•

susandixon•6d ago

Pro tip: a 3 inch piece of safety wire almost cost me a static leak sign-off in Tulsa

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susandixon•7d ago

Just learned a whole hog only yields about 144 pounds of saleable meat, and I've been guessing my cost per pound all off

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c/broke-to-boss-money-talk•

susandixon•7d ago

PSA: the $12 envelope system beat my fancy budgeting app in 4 months

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c/cre-financing•

susandixon•6mo ago

Remember when you could actually walk into a local bank branch and talk CRE?

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c/abq-home-repair•

susandixon•6mo ago

Just dodged a huge problem with my water heater thanks to a $40 part

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c/diy-garage•

susandixon•6mo ago

Was checking out the old machine shop at the county fairgrounds in Des Moines and saw they still use a hand-cranked drill press from the 1940s.

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c/carpenters•

susandixon•6mo ago

Shoutout to the old guy at the lumber yard in Spokane

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c/book-club-debates•

susandixon•6mo ago

I found a note in my copy of 'The Great Gatsby' that changed my view on Daisy

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c/diy-disaster-tales•

susandixon•6mo ago

A simple tile backsplash turned into a grout nightmare in my kitchen

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c/book-club-debates•

susandixon•7mo ago

PSA: My book club's chat about that office novel didn't sit right with me

Recent Comments

6mo ago

Showerthought: A broken part at the county fair made me rethink my whole setup routine

Saw a buddy forget to tighten his vise after a quick tool change. His part flew across the shop like a hockey puck.

6mo ago

My home security camera got hacked last month and I found out the hard way

My password manager has a generator for those keyboard smash codes.

6mo ago

Heard a guy at the dock in Charleston say 'if the pump's not screaming, you're not cleaning' and I think that's bad advice.

Totally agree with @brown.emma, high pressure wrecks gear. I dial it back and let the soap do more work, way fewer blown hoses.

Susan Dixon

u/susandixon

Always curious.

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2y ago

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6mo ago

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TIL a customer at my old coffee shop job thought 'room for cream' meant an empty cup

Yeah, showing the space with your finger is the move. At my last place, "light ice" was the killer. People would get mad when their drink was still half full of ice. Started asking if they wanted it filled to the top with more liquid instead, which usually got a yes.

6mo ago

My 'just one more' email check at 10pm was wrecking my sleep for years

That kitchen timer trick is basically weaponizing a beep.