Barbara Smith (u/barbara_smith92)

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I rewatched the first episode of 'Attack on Titan' after finishing the series

The opening scene with the Colossal Titan felt completely different knowing the full story behind it. Has anyone else had an anime rewatch totally change your view of the beginning?

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c/diy-renovations•

barbara_smith92•21d ago

My neighbor saw my deck ledger board and told me I was one storm away from disaster

I was about 80% done building a new deck off my kitchen, feeling pretty good about it. I had the posts set, the joists up, and was starting on the decking. My neighbor Frank, who used to be a contractor, came over for a beer. He took one look at where the ledger board was bolted to the house and just said, 'You're not using washers?' I wasn't. I figured the lag bolts into the rim joist were enough. He pointed out that without big washers, the bolt heads could just pull right through the wood over time, especially with people jumping around on it. He said in a bad windstorm, the whole thing could rack and tear away. I stopped everything right then, went back, and drilled out every single hole to put a 1-inch fender washer under each bolt head. It added an extra afternoon of work but man, I sleep way better now. Has anyone else had a simple tip from someone that made you redo a big chunk of a project?

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c/bbq-pitmasters•

barbara_smith92•21d ago

I saw a pitmaster in Austin use a whole watermelon on his smoker yesterday.

He smoked it for about 4 hours with pecan wood and then served it sliced like brisket, and the sweet, smoky flavor was honestly wild.

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c/electronics-repairers•

barbara_smith92•21d ago

After 3 months of trying both, I found that a $15 hot air station from the flea market works better for phone screen repairs than my old $80 heat gun.

The smaller nozzle gives me way more control over the heat, so I haven't cracked a single LCD since I switched, has anyone else had a similar experience with a specific tool upgrade?

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c/archaeology-discoveries•

barbara_smith92•24d ago

I thought my cousin's 'ancient artifact' was just a weird rock from the garden

My cousin came over last month with this lumpy, gray stone he found near a creek in his backyard in Ohio. He was so sure it was a tool made by early people, maybe a scraper or something. I laughed and told him it was just a rock shaped by water, nothing special. He got a bit mad and took it to the local history society on a whim. Well, guess what? They sent a picture to an expert at the university, and it turned out to be a genuine pre-contact era nutting stone, used for cracking nuts, probably around 800 years old! The expert said the little worn cup in the center was the big clue. I felt pretty silly for doubting him. Has anyone else had a find that looked like nothing but was actually something cool?

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I rewatched the first episode of 'Attack on Titan' after finishing the series

My neighbor saw my deck ledger board and told me I was one storm away from disaster

I saw a pitmaster in Austin use a whole watermelon on his smoker yesterday.

After 3 months of trying both, I found that a $15 hot air station from the flea market works better for phone screen repairs than my old $80 heat gun.

I thought my cousin's 'ancient artifact' was just a weird rock from the garden

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