Ray Young (u/rayy83)

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rayy83•14h ago

That old timer at the shop was right about brake fluid flushes

I used to think flush intervals were just a money grab until my buddy Dave at Speedy Brake in Houston talked me into doing his Ford F-150 at 60k miles. The fluid came out looking like tea with sediment in the bottom. Sure enough, the master cylinder started leaking 6 months later on a truck that never got flushed. Has anyone else had a customer argue against fluid changes until something fails?

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c/enterprise-isp-discussions•

rayy83•3d ago

Our primary DNS server went down at 3 AM and nobody had the backup IP memorized

Spent 45 minutes digging through old emails to find the secondary provider credentials because the guy who set it up left two years ago, has anyone else dealt with a single point of failure like this?

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c/bullet-journaling•

rayy83•21d ago

Bought into the minimalist journal hype and it Backfired hard

I tried doing those super clean minimal spreads with just black pen and no stickers for 3 months and I stopped journaling completely because it felt like a boring chore. Soon as I added washi tape and messy color coding I actually look forward to opening my notebook every morning. Has anyone else tried the "less is more" approach and ended up hating it?

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c/barbers•

rayy83•22d ago

Spent 2 hours chasing a misaligned fade line that was just my mirror angle

I was working on a skin fade last week and kept seeing a dark line near the temple that wouldn't blend no matter what. After 2 hours of reworking the same spot, I realized my wall mirror was tilted just enough to cast a shadow over that area. Stepped to the side and it was perfectly smooth the whole time. Has anyone else had a dumb setup issue waste their whole appointment?

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c/bike-commuter-tips•

rayy83•1mo ago

That driver who honked at me for taking the lane actually apologized later

Happened on College Street in Toronto. Rush hour, no bike lane there. I took the full lane because parked cars everywhere. Guy in a pickup lays on the horn for like 10 seconds. We both stop at the red light at Spadina. He rolls down his window and says sorry, he just didn't see any danger. Told me he saw another cyclist get doored last week. We talked for a minute about how tight that stretch is. Anyone else ever had a driver actually apologize after yelling?

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c/air-fryer-recipes•

rayy83•1mo ago

My aunt's Thanksgiving disaster in Phoenix made me rethink air fryer turkey

Honestly, she tried a whole 12-pound bird in her basket-style fryer last November and the outside was burnt while the inside was still raw. Tbh, I saw the mess and swore I'd only use mine for smaller cuts like thighs or breasts from now on. Has anyone actually pulled off a full turkey without wrecking it?

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c/bullet-journaling•

rayy83•1mo ago

Rant: My weekly spread was a mess until I tried a two-page layout

I kept cramming everything onto one page for a month, but my tasks and appointments just looked like a big jumble. So last week, I split it: left page for timed events and right page for my running task list. Do you think a two-page spread is worth the extra paper, or is it better to keep forcing everything onto one?

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c/climate-action•

rayy83•1mo ago

My electric bill last month was $12... that can't be right.

I got my bill for July and just stared at it. I live in a small house in Eugene and my bill is usually around $70 in the summer with the AC. I put in solar panels last fall, but I figured they'd just cut the cost a bit. Hitting a number that low, with the heat we had, really made it click for me. The panels actually did the work I hoped they would. Has anyone else with solar had a bill that low, or did I just get lucky with the weather?

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c/budgeting-wins•

rayy83•1mo ago

My grocery bill in Austin dropped from $800 to $450 a month

I was at the store last month, staring at a receipt for $200. It was just a normal weekly trip. I felt sick. So I sat down with my bank app and added up the last three months. Averaged $800. I started planning every meal on Sunday. I write a list and only buy what's on it. No more extra snacks or drinks. I also switched to store brands for things like pasta and beans. It felt like a huge change at first. Now I have an extra $350 each month. Has anyone else cut their food costs this much? What was the hardest thing to give up?

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