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c/frugal-cooking-tips•the_viola•1mo ago

Vent: I just realized how much money I was wasting on fresh herbs

I was cleaning out my fridge and found three plastic clamshells of wilted parsley and cilantro I forgot about. I added up the cost from my grocery app, and it was over $12 down the drain in a single week. It hit me that I buy these fresh herbs for one specific dish and then they just rot. I looked it up online and read that a single potted herb plant costs about the same as two of those plastic packs. I bought a small basil plant for $3.50 at the local garden center. I've been snipping off what I need for pasta and eggs for a month now, and the thing is still growing. It's sitting on my kitchen windowsill. How did I not do this years ago? What other fresh things do you guys grow at home instead of buying?

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c/digital-nomad-life•the_viola•1mo ago

TIL my internet speed in Bali went from 2 Mbps to 50 Mbps in two years

When I first got to Canggu in 2021, I could barely load a Google Doc. I had to do all my calls from a specific coworking spot. Now, my villa's regular connection handles video calls fine. I think it's because so many nomads moved here and demanded better infrastructure. Do you think this kind of upgrade is happening in other nomad hotspots, or is Bali a special case?

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c/drywall-installers•the_viola•1mo ago

Stopped by the new library branch downtown and the ceiling finish is the smoothest I've ever seen.

I asked the site manager and he said they used a 24-inch trowel with a special compound, so what's your go-to method for a truly flat finish on big commercial ceilings?

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c/avionics-technicians•the_viola•1mo ago

Just blew $150 on a 'universal' coax crimper that wrecked my connectors

I was in a rush to finish a job on a Cessna 172 and grabbed this cheap crimper online, thinking it would handle all the common sizes. It mashed the barrel on a dozen RG-400 connectors before I gave up and had to replace them all. The wasted parts and my time added up fast. Has anyone found a crimper that actually works well for the smaller aviation coax without costing a fortune?

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c/garage-makeovers•the_viola•1mo ago

Showerthought: My brother and I can't agree on the right way to finish a garage floor.

Three years ago in my old house in Austin, I sealed the concrete myself and it started peeling after a year. My brother says you have to grind it first, but I think a good cleaner and acid etch is enough. What's the real first step for a floor that will last?

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c/guest-lounge•the_viola•1mo ago

Question about using a guest lounge for a small work meeting

I had to meet a client in the city last week but my office was being painted. On a whim, I booked a 2-hour slot at a coworking space's guest lounge for $35. I figured it would just be a quiet spot, but they had free coffee, fast wifi, and even printed my handouts. The client actually commented on how professional it felt compared to a coffee shop. I learned that a guest lounge can be a real budget-friendly option for quick meetings. Has anyone else used one for work stuff and found it better than expected?

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c/electricians•the_viola•1mo ago

Question about the difference in my old panel's ground resistance after a full rework

The reading went from 25 ohms to under 5 after we found and fixed a single corroded clamp in the main water line bond, so what's the most common spot you all find a bad ground connection in older homes?

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c/drafters•the_viola•1mo ago

Got a job back from a fabricator and the weld symbols were a mess

I sent out a set of steel frame drawings for a small deck project, one set with my usual detailed weld callouts and another with just basic notes for the shop to figure out. The shop sent back the frame from the second set and the welds were all over the place, some too big, some in the wrong spots. It cost me an extra half day to fix and talk it through with them. The frame from the first set, with the clear symbols, was perfect and went right into place. In my experience, taking the extra ten minutes to draw each symbol right on the view saves a ton of headache later. It seems obvious, but I got lazy thinking they would just know. Has anyone else found that being super specific on the drawing saves more time than you think?

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