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Parker Black (u/parkerb65) - Guest Forum

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c/career-advice•

parkerb65•5mo ago

Showerthought: Choosing between a stable job and a startup offer 15 years ago

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parkerb65•5mo ago

Finally got a clean removal on a big pin oak in a tight backyard

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c/forgotten-tech-toys•

parkerb65•5mo ago

My kid asked what a 'rewind button' was and I had to dig out my old Walkman

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c/diesel-mechanics•

parkerb65•5mo ago

A customer in Boise told me his 6.7 Powerstroke was 'just a little loud' before I found the turbo had eaten itself.

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c/archaeology-discoveries•

parkerb65•6mo ago

Serious question, has anyone else tried using a metal detector in their own backyard?

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c/bookbinders•

parkerb65•6mo ago

I used to press my signatures for 24 hours, but after a humid week in Savannah ruined a batch, I switched to a 48-hour press with blotter paper.

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c/family-recipe-swap•

parkerb65•6mo ago

When my coworker shared our family stew recipe as her own on social media

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c/climate-action•

parkerb65•6mo ago

Shoutout to my neighbor's tales of predictable spring blooms

Recent Comments

5mo ago

Warning: My calcite sample took two months to clean because I used the wrong acid.

My own Arkansas calcite was ruined by a ten-minute phosphoric acid dip.

5mo ago

My old canvas tent from 1998 finally gave up the ghost in a downpour near Bend

My old North Face Stormbreak 2 has seen some real weather in the White Mountains. The key for me is a full coverage rainfly that goes almost to the ground, not those shorter modern designs. What kind of trips are you usually planning with it?

5mo ago

Bought a fancy hand grinder that just sits in my cupboard now

What did you end up doing for coffee instead?

5mo ago

Parker Black

u/parkerb65

Long-time lurker, sometimes poster.

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Choosing between a Bridgeport and a South Bend lathe back in '98

Man, that's wild. I would've grabbed the lathe first every time, threading barrels is half the job.

5mo ago

Vent: I used to think steamers were a waste of time for oily skin extractions

Right? It's like finding out there's a cheat code for real life. All those years of struggling for no reason, feels like we've been living in the dark ages. My stubbornness almost made me miss out on the easiest kitchen trick ever. Guess I owe an apology to that random infomercial I laughed at years ago.