Jordan Green (u/jordang32)

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I finally looked up the actual cost of a water softener for my place

I was sure I needed one because of the hard water spots on everything. Checked a local plumbing supply site and the average system for a house my size is over $2,500, not counting install. I found a study from the University of Arizona that said for most people, just using a citric acid rinse in the dishwasher and a vinegar spray for fixtures works just as well for spot prevention. Has anyone else skipped the big system and gone with simple fixes like that?

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jordang32•4d ago

Pro tip: A volunteer at the Cahokia dig last summer changed how I see pottery shards

I was helping sort finds at the Cahokia Mounds site in Illinois, feeling a bit lost with all the broken pieces. An older volunteer named Frank sat next to me and picked up a plain brown fragment. He said, 'This little guy was part of a cooking pot for a family, maybe 800 years ago. Hold it up to the light and you can see the finger marks from where they shaped it.' That simple line made me look at every piece differently, not just as an object but as a direct link to a person. I spent the next two hours sorting with a whole new focus, trying to picture the hands that made each one. Has anyone else had a small moment like that shift their view on a common find?

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I finally looked up the actual cost of a water softener for my place

Pro tip: A volunteer at the Cahokia dig last summer changed how I see pottery shards

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