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11d ago

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Had a customer argue with me for 10 minutes about a dent that was clearly there before we touched it

You ever see a guy argue with a stop sign? I had a buddy who spent 20 minutes trying to convince someone the moon landing was fake, then when they showed him a rock from Apollo, he just said "they made that too" and walked off.

11d ago

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The time I ruined a $200 brisket by trimming the fat cap too thin

Man, it's like everywhere you look people are taking things too far trying to perfect some niche. Social media turned trimming brisket into a science experiment when really it's just meat and fire.

12d ago

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Finally realized I was sanding in the wrong direction for 2 years

You ever try sanding a curved piece of furniture with the grain... that one took me a while too. I finally just started marking the grain direction with a pencil before I even pick up the sandpaper, saves a lot of headache.

13d ago

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That homeowner in Scottsdale told me to glue down her carpet over a floating floor

Oh man that's a nightmare waiting to happen. I'd have walked honestly. Glueing nylon carpet to click-lock LVP is like asking for a lawsuit when that floor buckles in a month and the customer blames you. The glue wont bond to the vinyl surface anyway, it'll just peel up as soon as someone walks on it. Her brother might do it all the time but he's probably also the guy who uses drywall screws for subfloor.

13d ago

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Rant: Smoked brisket at 225 for 14 hours and it came out like shoe leather

My first few briskets at 225 were straight up disasters too. I had a 12 pounder that took almost 16 hours and the flat was so dry it flaked apart like wood. I always thought the internet knew best and it must be my meat or my smoker that was the problem. But last month I did one at 275 with no wrap and it was the best brisket I ever made, juicy and tender with a perfect bark. Total game changer, made me question everything I thought I knew about BBQ.