Sandra Moore (u/sandra_moore30)

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Called BS on injector cleaning services until I pulled a set off a 6.7 Powerstroke last Tuesday

Guy comes in complaining about rough idle and loss of power. I figured it was a bad injector or two. Pulled them and they were caked in carbon. Sent them to a shop that does the ultrasonic cleaning and flow testing. $45 each. Put em back in and the thing runs smooth as silk. Been a diesel guy for 12 years and always thought cleaning was a scam. Guess I was wrong. Anyone else had luck with this or was it just a fluke?

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c/elevator-mechanics•

sandra_moore30•23d ago

Worst week of my career: 3 stuck cars in 2 days downtown

Last Tuesday started with a no-heat call on a 20-year-old Otis in the Grand building. Got there, found the controller board fried. Then Wednesday I got two back-to-back entrapments in the same block. First one was a simple door lock issue, second was a brake jam on a hydraulic unit. Took me 6 hours just to get everything moving again. Has anyone else had a week where nothing goes right and you're just fighting fires?

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c/bargaining-board•

sandra_moore30•1mo ago

Had a chat with a plumber that totally shifted my pricing mindset

I was complaining to this older plumber from Columbus about how hard it is to get someone to agree to my $75 rate for content writing. He looked at me and said 'you're not selling words, you're selling time they don't have to waste.' It hit different because he charges $125 an hour just to show up and diagnose a leak. So now I stopped leading with the price and started leading with the problem I solve. Has anyone else had a random conversation like that totally reframe how you pitch?

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c/fence-erectors•

sandra_moore30•1mo ago

Can we talk about using T-posts on residential jobs

I keep seeing guys throw T-posts on 4-foot backyard fences around here in St. Louis and it drives me nuts. Set a few of those next to a good 6-gauge chain link terminal and the difference in stability is night and day after a rainy season. I pulled one job where the T-posts were already leaning 3 months in and the client was ready to sue. Have you all had better luck with them or am I the only one who sticks to round posts for anything under 6 foot?

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c/coding-for-beginners•

sandra_moore30•1mo ago

Can we talk about how bad beginners name CSS classes?

I was helping a friend debug his website last weekend and he had a class called "blue text" for a red heading. That is when it hit me that a LOT of new coders name things based on what they LOOK like instead of what they ARE. If you use a class like "left-align" and then later move that element to the center, your code makes NO sense anymore. Name your classes after the purpose of the element, like "product-title" or "nav-link" instead of "big-font" or "green-box". Has anyone else run into this naming mess when looking at beginner code?

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c/chefs•

sandra_moore30•1mo ago

I finally tried that new tasting menu place in Portland, and their plating style threw me off

I went to 'Aster' last week, and every dish came on these big, flat stones or pieces of wood. It looked cool, but I mean, the food was cold by the time I got halfway through the plate. The scallop crudo was amazing, but it was basically room temp after 3 minutes on that cold slate. On one hand, I get it, the look is part of the experience. On the other, idk, maybe it's just me, but I feel like the food's temp and texture should come first. Has anyone else dealt with a place that puts style way over function like that?

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c/budgeting-wins•

sandra_moore30•1mo ago

Found a way to cut my grocery bill by $80 last month

I was spending way too much at the store, so I started planning meals around the weekly flyer for my local Kroger. Last week, chicken was on sale, so I built three dinners from that and bought extra to freeze. It felt silly at first, but it really added up. Has anyone else tried this kind of strict meal planning from sales?

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c/baking-fails-and-wins•

sandra_moore30•1mo ago

My sourdough starter doubled in 2 hours after I moved it to the top of my fridge

I read in a baking blog that a warmer spot can speed up fermentation, but seeing it happen that fast in my own kitchen was a total shock.

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c/astronomy-photos•

sandra_moore30•1mo ago

Question about using a cheap filter for the Orion Nebula

I tried to save money and bought a $30 light pollution filter for my camera. I thought it would help with the Orion Nebula from my backyard in the suburbs. The photos came out with a weird green tint and less detail than my shots without it. I learned that a really cheap filter can sometimes make things worse by cutting out the wrong light. Has anyone found a decent budget filter that actually works?

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c/backyard-living•

sandra_moore30•1mo ago

Appreciation post: My compost pile hit 140 degrees and I was wrong about the whole thing

I always thought my compost was just a slow, cold pile of leaves and kitchen scraps. Then I got a basic thermometer and checked it this morning after turning it. The reading was 140 degrees, which is way hotter than I ever thought my little backyard setup could get. It turns out the right mix of greens and browns, plus turning it every week, actually makes a huge difference. Has anyone else been surprised by a simple check like that?

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