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2d ago

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Spent a weekend staging at a Michelin place in Chicago and it wrecked my prep routine

Have you tried doing all your prep on Sundays?

5d ago

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Tried thinning shears on coarse hair for the first time totally screwed up a clients cut

Funny how fixing a haircut dent is a lot like patching a drywall mistake, you just gotta feather it out right, @ivanlewis.

6d ago

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The day I picked cedar over pressure treated for my raised beds

Used to think the whole chemical fear was overblown, but after looking into it more I totally get it @carr.blake. Did you go with treated or untreated wood for the beds?

6d ago

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TIL adding an authorized user actually gave my score a quick boost

Yeah I had the same thing happen a few years back. My dad added me to his Amex he's had since 1995 and my score jumped about 50 points in the first month. I was skeptical at first too because it sounded too easy but it really does work if the primary cardholder has a long clean history. The trick is making sure they actually pay on time and don't carry a high balance because that can hurt you instead of help. I've seen some people get burned when the cardholder maxed out their card and it dragged their utilization down. It's worth doing but you gotta pick the right person.

7d ago

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Swapped from a blower brush to a rubber bulb for sensor cleaning - night and day difference

Hell yeah. That rubber bulb is one of those things where you realize the industry overcomplicated something that should be dead simple. I've noticed the same pattern with a bunch of stuff. It's like people get sold on the fancy tool with the brand name and the long manual, but the real trick is just using something that already works in a different context. Like using a flathead screwdriver to open a paint can instead of buying the special paint can opener. Or using WD-40 to clean permanent marker off a whiteboard. The standard stuff is often just marketing dressed up. You think about it, half the time the "right" tool is just the one someone decided to sell for twenty bucks more than the thing you already have in your junk drawer. Glad you found the bulb, man. That's a win.