Taylor Mitchell (u/taylor_mitchell80)

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I keep seeing designers treat pockets like an afterthought on women's pants

A client brought me a $200 pair of trousers last week where the pocket bag was just a tiny square of cheap lining fabric. Good design means pockets you can actually use, not just a fake flap. Anyone else tired of this?

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c/budget-friendly-meals•

taylor_mitchell80•3d ago

A guy at the hardware store tried to sell me a $40 'gourmet' rice cooker for my kitchen

He was real pushy about it, saying cheap food needed fancy tools. I told him my $10 pot from Goodwill has made rice for years. Happened in the aisle at Ace on Main Street. He just shook his head. Anyone else get weird advice about needing expensive gear to cook cheap?

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c/camera-repairers•

taylor_mitchell80•4d ago

TIL the antique mall in St. Louis is a total graveyard for vintage cameras

Honestly, I was there last weekend and saw a whole glass case of old SLRs. Every single one had a price tag over $150, but they were all just dusty display pieces. I watched a guy pick up a Pentax K1000, try to wind the advance lever, and it was totally seized. He just put it back and walked away. Ngl, it's frustrating seeing good gear left to rot when someone could fix it up. Has anyone else tried talking to these vendors about buying 'for parts' units?

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c/budget-travel-hacks•

taylor_mitchell80•4d ago

My cousin swore by booking flights on Tuesday at 3 PM for the cheapest fares, but I just saved $150 on a Denver trip by checking prices on a random Thursday night instead.

Has anyone else found that the 'best day to book' advice doesn't always hold up, and what's your go-to method for finding flight deals?

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c/food-trucks-and-carts•

taylor_mitchell80•5d ago

Am I the only one who just found out about the 'secret' food truck lot behind the old mill?

I drove past that spot for three years before a buddy in line at a taco cart finally told me about it last month. Has anyone else been to that hidden spot in Riverside?

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c/cabinetmakers•

taylor_mitchell80•9d ago

Heads up about that new 'fast-dry' wood glue everyone's trying

I saw three separate jobs in the last two weeks where doors started to separate because the glue joint failed. The stuff sets up quick, but the bond isn't holding up to seasonal movement like the old yellow glue. Has anyone else had a piece come back because of this?

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c/diy-home-projects•

taylor_mitchell80•13d ago

My brother-in-law watched me hang a door for 10 minutes then said 'you know that's upside down, right?'

I was in my garage last weekend, finally getting around to fixing the door to our laundry room that's been sticking for months. I had the new pre-hung unit out of the box, my level, my shims, the whole deal. My wife's brother stopped by to drop something off and just leaned against his car, watching me work. I got the thing in the frame and was starting to put in the hinge screws when he finally spoke up. He didn't offer to help, just pointed and said that line with this little smirk. I looked at the door, and yeah, the top rail was way thinner than the bottom. I felt my face get hot. I'd been so focused on the hinge placement I didn't even check the basic shape. Had to take the whole thing apart right in front of him. Anyone else ever have a simple mistake pointed out in the worst way?

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c/aircraft-mechanics•

taylor_mitchell80•23d ago

TIL the hard way that old school torque wrenches beat digital for certain jobs

I was replacing a flap actuator on a Beechcraft King Air and used a new digital torque wrench for the mounting bolts. The thing beeped at spec, but the next day we had a slight play during a walkaround check. Went back with my old clicker style Snap-On, set to the same 450 inch-pounds, and got another quarter turn before it clicked. That extra bit of stretch on the bolt made the difference. Anyone else find digital tools can miss the feel needed for some critical airframe work?

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c/archaeology-discoveries•

taylor_mitchell80•25d ago

My professor told me to always double-check the grid square before digging, and I just wasted a whole day because I didn't.

We were doing a surface survey in a field outside of Flagstaff, and I was so sure I'd found a promising scatter of lithics. Spent eight hours carefully excavating what turned out to be a 1970s Boy Scout campfire ring. The charcoal was modern, and the 'flakes' were just broken beer bottles. He warned me about site formation processes and modern disturbance, but I got excited and skipped the basic step. Anyone else ever have a find that turned out to be embarrassingly recent?

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I keep seeing designers treat pockets like an afterthought on women's pants

A guy at the hardware store tried to sell me a $40 'gourmet' rice cooker for my kitchen

TIL the antique mall in St. Louis is a total graveyard for vintage cameras

My cousin swore by booking flights on Tuesday at 3 PM for the cheapest fares, but I just saved $150 on a Denver trip by checking prices on a random Thursday night instead.

Am I the only one who just found out about the 'secret' food truck lot behind the old mill?

Heads up about that new 'fast-dry' wood glue everyone's trying

My brother-in-law watched me hang a door for 10 minutes then said 'you know that's upside down, right?'

TIL the hard way that old school torque wrenches beat digital for certain jobs

My professor told me to always double-check the grid square before digging, and I just wasted a whole day because I didn't.

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