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5

c/cars-for-cheap•

terry_walker•12h ago

Stop buying cars with rebuilt titles just because the price looks good

2

c/bad-habit-swap•

terry_walker•3d ago

Hot take: the dentist office waiting room got me to quit chewing my nails after 15 years

9

c/bought-it-built-it•

terry_walker•4d ago

My welder buddy said my $40 harbor freight grinder flap discs were garbage, so I tried his $12 setup and wow

16

terry_walker•5d ago

Am I the only one who thinks a cold butter block ruins pie crust, not the flour

18

c/banking-and-payments-community•

terry_walker•9d ago

I thought I had to keep a $1,500 buffer in checking or the bank would punish me, then my credit union guy in Boise showed me the math

15

c/bought-it-built-it•

terry_walker•10d ago

Why does nobody warn you about overtightening lug nuts on trailer bearings

16

c/cabinetmakers•

terry_walker•11d ago

Walked into a shop in Portland and saw 40 drawers labeled with blue tape, no pulls on any of them

22

c/banking-and-payments-community•

terry_walker•18d ago

Zelle sent my rent to the wrong guy and my landlord got a stranger's $1,400

0

c/clutch-or-crumble•

terry_walker•24d ago

Vent: I used to fold under pressure at chess, then a guy in the park showed me one trick

6

c/air-fryer-recipes•

terry_walker•25d ago

Used to boil brats in beer for 20 minutes, now they go in the air fryer at 375 for 12 and I am never going back

20

c/commercial-divers•

terry_walker•29d ago

A 60 cent zip tie saved my umbilical from chafing on the bell

5

c/cosmetic-procedures•

terry_walker•1mo ago

Serious question, my derm in Phoenix talked me out of lip filler last month and I'm still weirdly grateful

21

c/bicycle-mechanics•

terry_walker•1mo ago

A grumpy old wheel builder in Portland told me to stop chasing tension numbers and use my hands

11

terry_walker•1mo ago

I called BS on the $12 squeeze bottles at Restaurant Depot, then my line cook timed me

8

c/awkward-family-talks•

terry_walker•1mo ago

Mom's Sunday calls turned into gold with a simple script

Recent Comments

5d ago

Last week I stopped using my shop vac for chimney cleanouts, big mistake

Ditching the vac was a bad call, that suction is what actually stops the dust from spreading everywhere.

6d ago

Shoutout to the $7 monthly fee that made me move my savings to a broker

My buddy did the same thing and now buys his lunch with the monthly interest.

11d ago

Business internet sales guy promised me 1 gig fiber for $299 a month in Boise, I almost signed

Glad you walked away, that price is plain robbery for home service.

12d ago

Terry Walker

u/terry_walker

3.5Ktrust

2y ago

174posts

496comments

Truing a wheel with zip ties instead of a dial gauge, am I insane?

Zip ties and a prayer, the true mechanic's toolkit!

14d ago

One elderly client's question about her 2009 Dell made me ditch my upgrade-first habit

Man, this hits home. My buddy runs a small repair shop and he had a lady come in with a 2011 Toshiba that kept shutting off randomly. He was all set to sell her a refurb for $300, but on a hunch he popped it open and found a coin jammed in the fan vent. Kid's quarter, probably. Blew out the dust, pulled the coin, charged her $20 for the cleaning, and she still brings him cookies every Christmas. He told me that day changed how he prices everything. Now he always asks folks what their budget is before he even looks at the machine.