Kelly Miller (u/kelly_miller80)

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Looked up the failure rate on wireless sensors yesterday and it messed with my head

I was double checking a manual for a DSC system and stumbled on some testing numbers from 2021. Turns out wireless sensors have about a 3% failure rate over 5 years compared to wired at under 1%. I always figured wireless was close enough but now I'm rethinking a few jobs I bid out last month. Has anyone else seen real world failures that match those stats?

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c/commercial-divers•

kelly_miller80•17d ago

Had the worst shift of my career last Wednesday on a bridge repair job

We were doing underwater inspection on an old bridge pier in Tampa Bay. Visibility was maybe 6 inches, total silt out. I couldn't see my own hand in front of my face and I snagged my hose on some rebar sticking out of the concrete. Took me almost 20 minutes to work it free with my heart pounding the whole time. Has anyone else had a close call like that where you felt totally blind down there?

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c/diy-desk-setup-club•

kelly_miller80•19d ago

Measured my desk footprint wrong and ended up with a 3 inch gap against the wall...

Found out from a YouTube video by a guy in Seattle that most pre-cut butcher block countertops actually shrink about half an inch after you bring them inside, which would have saved me a lot of swearing if I knew before I cut my legs.

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c/estheticians•

kelly_miller80•22d ago

I found out most facials are using the wrong water temperature for extractions

I was watching a continuing ed video from a derm in Chicago last night and she dropped a stat that blew my mind. She said over 70% of estheticians use water that's too warm when doing extractions, which actually makes pores constrict instead of open. I've been doing it wrong for like 5 years. The sweet spot is around 98-100F, not the steaming hot water I was using. Has anyone else heard this or am I just late to the party?

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c/arborists•

kelly_miller80•22d ago

I finally changed how I tie off a canopy anchor and it saved me 40 minutes on a big oak removal

Old-timer from the local chapter told me to always use a running bowline with a locking half hitch instead of my usual clove hitch setup. I thought he was just being stubborn, you know how some guys get set in their ways. But I tried it on a massive white oak in Dayton last Thursday, one with three major leads that usually takes forever to work. The running bowline let me adjust tension without retying, and I finished that canopy tie in maybe 4 minutes instead of 15. So which side are you on for primary anchor knots, the clove hitch or the running bowline? Has anyone else had a old timer's trick actually speed things up for them?

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c/food-trucks-and-carts•

kelly_miller80•24d ago

My generator died halfway through lunch service on a Saturday

Last month my old Honda EU2000i just gave out right as the lunch rush hit at our spot in downtown Austin. I had 15 people in line and no power for the fryer or the register. I had to run to the nearest Home Depot (8 blocks away) and grab a Predator 3500 for $800 just to finish the day. It actually worked fine but the whole thing cost me about an hour of sales and a lot of stress. Has anyone else had a backup plan fail on them like this, or do you all carry a spare generator?

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c/boilermakers•

kelly_miller80•25d ago

Hit 500 hours on this Miller welder without a single breakdown, still blows my mind

Ran a 12-hour shift on a boiler repair in Detroit and the thing never even hiccuped once. Anybody else have a machine that just refuses to quit on em?

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c/alberta-contractors•

kelly_miller80•27d ago

Had a GC ghost me after promising to fix a water issue 3 months ago

Last November I finished a basement rough-in in Airdrie and the general contractor I subbed for still hasn't paid me or returned my calls has anyone else dealt with a disappearance like this?

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c/cybersecurity-tips•

kelly_miller80•28d ago

Debating if that $200 password manager is worth it after getting hacked twice in a year

I spent $45 a year on Bitwarden and it saved me from a phishing link last month, but my friend dropped $200 on a premium service and still got his accounts drained. Which side are you on with paid versus free security tools?

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c/farriers•

kelly_miller80•29d ago

Tried using a hand rasp on a wet hoof because I was in a hurry... never again

So I had a last-minute booking up in Snoqualmie last week and the horse came in soaked from the rain. Normally I'd just reschedule or wait it out, but the owner was in a bind. Figured I'd rough it out with my old Nicholson. Big mistake. The rasp loaded up after maybe 3 passes, started skating all over the place, and I ended up taking off way more heel than I meant to. Had to pull out my Diamond after 10 minutes of fighting it. What do you guys use on wet hooves? Is there a trick or do you just turn the job away?

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