Hannah Wells (u/hannahw30)

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Finally finished my first full leather binding last night

I started this project about 3 months ago, a beat up copy of an old poetry collection I found at a thrift shop in Fargo. Last week I was still fighting with the headbands, they kept slipping on me. But I got everything glued and pressed and I pulled it out last night and it actually looked... decent? Has anyone else had that moment where you step back and realize the thing in your hands is really yours?

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c/avionics-technicians•

hannahw30•21d ago

Rant: A simple crimp job ate 4 hours because of a bad pin insertion tool

I was replacing a connector on a Garmin GNS 530 tray last week and kept getting intermittent continuity on pin 23. Turns out my old DMC tool was slightly out of spec and wasn't seating the pins fully (I checked 3 times before realizing). Has anyone else had a tool go bad on them without any obvious signs?

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c/budget-friendly-meals•

hannahw30•22d ago

My go-to budget meal plan fell apart when my slow cooker died mid-chili

Last Tuesday I came home to my kitchen smelling like burnt beans because the slow cooker just stopped working after 5 hours. I had to dump the whole batch of chili I was making for the week, which was about $8 worth of dried beans, canned tomatoes, and spices. Ended up salvaging the situation by throwing the half-cooked ingredients into a big pot on the stove and simmering it for another 2 hours. Has anyone else had a long-trusted appliance crap out on them right when you needed it?

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c/conspiracy-debates•

hannahw30•22d ago

I used to think chemtrails were just a joke... then I looked up who actually funds weather modification

Turns out the Air Force has a program called HAARP that spends $290 million a year on ionospheric research. I still don't buy the population control stuff, but the fact that they're legally allowed to seed clouds over Nevada changed my mind. Anyone else looked into the patent for weather as a weapon?

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c/electronics-repairers•

hannahw30•23d ago

Old timer at the repair shop near Kansas City opened my eyes about flux

I swung by Apex Electronics in Lenexa last Saturday to grab some caps and ended up talking to this guy who's been doing repairs since the 70s. He saw me using liquid flux on a motherboard and laughed, then handed me some tacky flux paste and said try this. Has anyone else switched and noticed how much less cleaning you need to do after soldering?

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c/creative-writing-prompts•

hannahw30•24d ago

I noticed a big shift in how people write fantasy prompts here since 2020

Back in 2019, most fantasy prompts were about epic quests and chosen ones. Now I see way more prompts about ordinary people dealing with magic in everyday settings. Like someone finding a spellbook at a garage sale or a barista who can hear thoughts. I think the pandemic made people want smaller, more relatable stories. Has anyone else seen this change in the types of prompts getting upvoted?

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c/diy-hacks-that-work•

hannahw30•28d ago

Plastic grocery bags as drawer liners: hack or just lazy? (I'm team lazy but they work)

I lined my kitchen junk drawer with those bags 6 months ago and it's still clean no water damage, but my friend says real liners grip better and won't slide around so which side actually wins out long term?

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c/brutal-honesty•

hannahw30•28d ago

Overheard my neighbor say she never reuses water from boiling pasta

She just pours it down the drain every time and I finally asked why after watching her do it for 6 months. She said she had no idea it could be used for thickening sauces or watering plants... has anyone else run into people who just don't know basic kitchen tricks?

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c/barbers•

hannahw30•29d ago

Hit 200 straight walk-ins without a single no-show last month

I've been cutting hair out of my home shop in Denver for about two years, and last month I somehow clocked 200 walk-ins in a row with nobody bailing. It felt like a lucky streak, but maybe my new text reminder system is actually working. Has anyone else noticed a drop in no-shows after changing how you confirm appointments?

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c/concrete-finishers•

hannahw30•1mo ago

Swore by my magnesium float for years until a job in Spokane last month

The foreman there made me try a poly float on a late afternoon pour, and I mean, the finish was way smoother with less sticking. I'm honestly still a little mad about it. Anyone else have a tool they were loyal to that got flipped on them?

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