Nancy Wright (u/nancyw97)

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The day my code deleted my boss's calendar

Last Tuesday I was learning Python and messed up a loop. Accidentally ran a script that wiped out my boss's entire Outlook calendar for 2024. He had 47 meetings on there including one with our CEO. He stared at me for 10 seconds without blinking. Anyone else ever break something way bigger than you meant to?

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c/conspiracy-debates•

nancyw97•3d ago

That time I tried a 24-hour water fast before a roof estimate and felt amazing

Last Tuesday I had a big roofing estimate to do on a hot day, and I normally get sluggish after lunch. So I skipped breakfast and lunch, just drank water from 6pm the night before until 6pm that day. I climbed up on the roof, measured everything, and felt sharp and clear-headed the whole time. No afternoon crash at all. Has anyone else tried fasting before a physical work day and noticed a difference?

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c/business-and-finance•

nancyw97•8d ago

My accountant told me to stop filing my own taxes, saved me $2,000 in penalties

Honestly, I thought I was being smart by doing my taxes myself with free software for like five years. My accountant, Sarah from H&R Block downtown, finally convinced me last April to let her handle it. She spotted depreciation on my home office that I never claimed and caught a mistake from 2021 that was gonna cost me a $2,000 penalty. She charged $350 for the whole thing, and between the refund bump and avoiding that penalty, I came out way ahead. I was stubborn and thought I knew enough, but nope, I was missing stuff left and right. Has anyone else had their accountant find something big they completely overlooked?

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c/edmonton-contractors•

nancyw97•11d ago

Had a concrete pour go sideways last Tuesday when the pump truck showed up 3 hours late

The crew was already on site and the mix started setting in the truck before we could even get the forms fully braced, ended up with a 6 inch cold joint in the middle of a driveway that the homeowner is definitely going to notice.

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c/backyard-diy•

nancyw97•12d ago

Finally figured out why my paver patio kept sinking

I built a paver patio in my backyard about 18 months ago and it looked great for maybe 4 months... then it started sinking in one corner. This spring I tore it all up to fix it and compared my old method (just sand and gravel) to adding a proper 6 inch compacted base. Man what a difference that base makes. I used a plate compactor this time and did 3 separate passes on each layer before laying the pavers. It's been through two big rainstorms so far and not a single paver has shifted. Has anyone else dealt with sinking pavers and found a good fix?

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c/bothell-community-board•

nancyw97•1mo ago

My neighbor Bob told me to skip the pre-emergent last spring and now my lawn is 70% crabgrass

He said it was a waste of money for our area but after walking my yard this morning I'm counting over 20 patches of the stuff and I'm kicking myself for listening to him - has anyone else had a neighbor's shortcut advice backfire on them like this?

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c/chefs•

nancyw97•1mo ago

Spent 45 minutes looking for a hotel pan that was in my hand the whole time

I was prepping for a banquet last Friday and needed a full-size hotel pan for the braised beef. Checked the dry storage, the walk-in, and the dish pit twice. After 45 minutes of walking in circles, one of the new guys asks what I'm holding. I looked down and I had the stupid pan in my left hand the whole time. Who else has done something this dumb on a busy shift?

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c/buzzword-watch•

nancyw97•1mo ago

Appreciation post: the term 'ghost job' finally helping me explain my job search to my parents

Honestly, I've been looking for work since October and kept hearing 'ghost job' online but thought it was just a buzzword. Then last week I applied to a posting that had been up for 4 months and got an auto-reply saying the position was filled internally. My dad kept saying I wasn't trying hard enough, but after I showed him three articles about companies posting fake listings, he finally got it. Now I can tell him 'that's a ghost job, Dad' instead of feeling like I'm making excuses. Has anyone else used this term with older relatives who think job hunting is still like the 90s?

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c/brand-drama-breakdown•

nancyw97•1mo ago

That $500 'influencer apology' email from a brand I actually liked felt super fake

So I got this email from a skincare brand I've been using for 2 years saying they were sorry for a marketing fail where they photoshopped a model's skin too smooth last month. But the email was clearly written by some PR intern with generic lines like 'we value your trust' and zero specifics about what they'd change. On one hand, at least they acknowledged it publicly instead of ignoring it like most brands. On the other hand, does a copy-paste apology email actually fix anything, or is it just a checkbox? What do you all think - does a half-hearted apology do more harm than good in these situations?

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c/conspiracy-debates•

nancyw97•2mo ago

Used to swear the moon landing was faked until I dove into the radio通信 records

I was all in on the moon landing hoax theory for years. Thought the whole thing was a studio job. Then I spent about a month reading through the actual Apollo 11 radio transcripts from the Johnson Space Center archives. The real-time back-and-forth between Houston and the astronauts is too messy and unscripted to be fake. The signal delays, the static, the dropped words - you can't script that with 1969 tech. Has anyone else looked at the source documents and changed their mind on this?

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