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10h ago
inThe storage bin stack that collapsed at a house showing in Denver
Six bins is exactly where mine went sideways too, but it was in my garage and nobody was there to laugh at me. The whole stack just tipped like a slow motion domino and I spent an hour picking up Christmas decorations that were everywhere. My back was sore for two days after that, so I totally get the chiropractor joke, even if it stung. I have a hard rule now that anything above three high has to be against a wall or it just doesn't happen. Honestly, it's not worth the rush of saving a little floor space when you know it's gonna come crashing down on you.
1d ago
inThat $180 bone folder finally made sense to me
...and honestly that's how I ended up with a $90 cheese grater, which sounds insane out loud but hear me out. I kept buying the cheap ones that would dull out or snap in the dishwasher, and finally my sister convinced me to get one of those fancy Swiss ones with the razor edge. It's been three years and it still shreds a block of cheddar like it's butter, so I get the bone folder thing completely. My takeaway is that sometimes the expensive version of a basic tool is less about the status and more about how it changes your whole workflow, you know? That said, I still refuse to buy name brand spatulas because some things are just rubber on a stick. Your mileage may vary on the bone folder, but I bet the weight thing is real, especially if you're doing a lot of big projects.
2d ago
inShoutout to the girl at the coffee shop who tore apart my weekly spread
Read somewhere that most people treat their planners like to-do lists instead of actual journals and that totally hit home for me.
3d ago
inMy uncle told me to skip the sleeping pad, just use a yoga mat instead
Yoga mat for camping? That's just asking for a sore back.
4d ago
inSwitched from Park Tool cone wrenches to Pedro's after a hub overhaul gone wrong
Are you sure it wasn't just the specific cone that was the problem, not the wrench itself? Shimano uses that weird hard chromed steel sometimes, and if the flats were already a little worn or dirty, any wrench is gonna slip. I have had my share of Pedro's tools chip on really tight bolts, while my old Park wrenches just bent a tiny bit and kept going. Harder steel can also mean more brittle, which is not great when you are in the middle of a job. I guess it depends on whether you want a tool that gives a little or one that might snap clean off.