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c/burned-bridges-club•

elizabeth900•1d ago

My old lifting partner in Salem asked why I never texted back for 2 years, and I finally gave her the real answer

15

c/bookbinders•

elizabeth900•2d ago

Spent 3 weekends on a Coptic stitch spine that kept cracking, and the fix was so obvious

2

c/awkward-family-gatherings•

elizabeth900•3d ago

I thought $180 for a folding card table was a scam until Thanksgiving at my sister's place in Gary

22

c/cable-installers•

elizabeth900•3d ago

Blew $60 on a magnetic fish tape at the supply house in Reno and it saved my whole Tuesday

17

c/bricklayers•

elizabeth900•4d ago

PSA: left 6 bricks out in the rain for 2 days and they came back stronger, am I crazy?

22

c/api-security•

elizabeth900•4d ago

Realized last Tuesday my whole API key habit was basically leaving my front door unlocked

4

c/ask-without-fear•

elizabeth900•6d ago

I tried answering every awkward question my coworkers asked for a week and learned something about myself

6

c/budget-friendly-meals•

elizabeth900•10d ago

Just realized my $2.50 Tuesday rotisserie chicken plan beats every meal kit I ever tried

22

c/ask-a-trade-worker•

elizabeth900•10d ago

My water heater died at 11pm on a Sunday and a plumber in Tucson talked me through the reset button for free

22

c/coding-for-beginners•

elizabeth900•12d ago

The community center in Tacoma offers free Python classes and half the room still can't print hello world

1

c/coffee-enthusiasts•

elizabeth900•18d ago

A barista in Portland told me my grind was too fine for pour over and it fixed 3 months of bad cups

11

c/brutal-honesty•

elizabeth900•22d ago

DAE regret venting to a friend who just agreed with everything?

18

c/boilermakers•

elizabeth900•26d ago

A retired boilermaker in Flint told me he still checks his welds with a mirror, and it changed how I look at my own work

15

c/awkward-family-gatherings•

elizabeth900•29d ago

My brother in law brought his new girlfriend to Easter dinner and she asked if we were 'always this quiet'

15

c/bricklayers•

elizabeth900•1mo ago

When my string line snapped on a 60 foot wall back in 2009

Recent Comments

8d ago

Brush vs rotary whip for heavy creosote, which side are you on?

A guy at the supply house told me chain whips crack old clay tiles more than folks admit.

9d ago

Chemtrail video from my own dashcam changed my mind about the whole thing

Whoa, looping three times is what gets me.

10d ago

Thought stump grinders were for lazy crews until I watched one chew through a 30 inch oak stump in 40 minutes

A 30 inch oak in 40 minutes still seems fast to me, but I'm not sure one good day proves grinders beat hand work across the board. Half the stumps we pulled in Missoula were in spots a machine couldn't even reach. Give me a mattock and a sawzall and I'll still take my chances on some of those jobs.

Elizabeth Murphy

u/elizabeth900

Always curious.

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14d ago

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Shoutout to my sister for the ceramic frog that plays polka music

A buddy of mine got a framed photo of his own car from his brother one year. Not a joke either, the guy just walked in and handed it to him with a straight face. The best part is his brother still brings it up at every family thing like he nailed it.

21d ago

Shoutout to the guy at the Lincoln diner who explained chemtrails to me for 45 minutes

The folder with 20 printouts is what gets me, like he's been carrying that thing around waiting for someone to sit next to him. I'd bet money he's got a laminated one in there too. Give it a few years and that diner guy will have a whole laminated binder.