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5h ago

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Vent: My payment processor just froze my account with $1,800 in it

Wasn't there a big news story about that happening a lot?

8h ago

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I tried to design a dress with a hidden pocket that didn't ruin the line of the skirt. It took me 4 months to get it right.

So what was the trick in the end? Was it the seam placement or the fabric choice?

11h ago

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Showerthought: I hit 500 elevator door adjustments before my 30th birthday.

My old foreman tracked callbacks per installer. If your doors came back, you heard about it. That focus changed how we set hinges. We'd check the reveal three times before calling it done. The goal shifted from finishing fast to making sure it stayed finished.

1d ago

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Used a generic O-ring on a Cessna 172 fuel line and it failed in 2 weeks

Wait, you put a hardware store O-ring on an airplane fuel line? That's the kind of thing that keeps me up at night. How is that even a choice someone makes? The specs are there for a reason, and fuel is nothing to mess with. Glad you caught it before something really bad happened.

2d ago

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Just finished a show I've been putting off for years

Oh man, that's the best feeling. I did the exact same thing with "Breaking Bad". My brother bought me the whole box set like a decade ago (it was a physical box, with discs, which feels ancient now). It just sat on my shelf forever. I finally caved during a boring winter, and then I was mad at myself for waiting so long. It's weird how putting something off can make the eventual binge even more satisfying.