Jade King (u/jade495)

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I went with a 2 gallon crock over a 5 gallon bucket for my first big sauerkraut batch

Everyone on here seems to push for the bigger vessel to make more at once. I had the choice last fall and picked the smaller crock. It took me three full weekends to process 15 heads of cabbage, but I did it in stages. The smaller batches let me catch a bad ferment early on the second round, where a huge single batch would have ruined everything. I lost maybe 4 pounds total, not the whole project. Has anyone else found that starting smaller, even for a big harvest, actually saved them more in the long run?

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c/autism•

jade495•28d ago

Appreciation post: the new quiet hour at the big library downtown

I had to go to the main library last week to get some old building code books. They have a new 'sensory quiet hour' from 9 to 10 AM every Tuesday. The lights in the whole reading room are dimmed way down, they turned off the overhead music, and they put a sign on the front desk asking people to keep voices low. I was there for the full hour and it was the most peaceful I've ever felt in a public building. I didn't realize how much the normal buzz of the AC and the flickering lights in there usually get to me until they were gone. It felt like they actually thought about what 'quiet' means for your brain, not just your ears. Has anyone else found a public spot doing something like this lately?

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c/creative-writing-prompts•

jade495•29d ago

My favorite writing app crashed and lost a whole chapter draft

It happened last Tuesday night right as I was finishing a key scene. I was using Scrivener on my old laptop, and the whole program just froze and quit without saving. I lost about 1,200 words of dialogue that felt really right in the moment. I tried to rewrite it from memory, but the spark is gone. Has anyone found a good way to get back the flow after losing work like that?

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c/diy-home-projects•

jade495•1mo ago

Warning: I thought peel and stick backsplash tiles were a total joke

My neighbor in Portland did her whole kitchen with them two years ago and I figured it would look cheap and start peeling. I tried a small section behind my sink with some from a brand called Smart Tiles, and honestly, you can't tell the difference from the real thing unless you touch it. Has anyone else had these hold up for more than a couple of years without issues?

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c/camera-repairers•

jade495•1mo ago

I was fixing a Leica M3 in a tiny shop in Portland and a customer's story made me rethink everything

This guy brought in his granddad's M3, said it was used to take photos during a protest in the 60s. He didn't want it cleaned up to look new, he wanted it to just work again, keeping every scratch and dent. I mean, I'm used to making things perfect, you know? Getting all the brassing polished out. But he said the marks were the story. So I did the full CLA, replaced the shutter curtains, but I left the body alone. It changed how I see my job. Now I ask people what the camera's history is before I even open it up. It's not just about making it factory fresh, sometimes it's about keeping the story alive. Has anyone else had a client change their whole approach to a repair like that?

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c/budget-friendly-meals•

jade495•1mo ago

Appreciation post: The $3 bag of lentils that saved my week

I had to choose between buying a single pre-made salad for $9 at the deli or grabbing a bag of red lentils for $3. I went with the lentils, boiled them with some garlic powder and an old carrot, and ate it with rice for three days. It was actually pretty good and kept me full. Anyone have other cheap ideas for a single person that don't involve beans?

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c/aircraft-mechanics•

jade495•1mo ago

Showerthought: A bent safety wire trick from a Cessna 172 job saved me hours on a King Air.

I was fighting a stripped bolt head on a King Air 200's nose gear door last week, and my normal picks just spun. I remembered an old mechanic in Wichita showing me how to bend a tiny hook on the end of a fresh safety wire strand, and it grabbed the wrecked threads on the third try. What's your go-to move for a rounded fastener in a tight spot?

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c/foundry-workers•

jade495•1mo ago

My visual heat check beat the gauge for a crack-free casting

I ignored the tool's beep and poured based on metal sheen, which worked perfectly.

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c/baking-fails-and-wins•

jade495•1mo ago

Forgot the sugar in my brownies and found a weird peace about messing up

I was making brownies last night and totally forgot to add the sugar. When I took them out, they were bitter and flat. At first, I was mad at myself for wasting ingredients. But then I laughed it off and shared the story with my friend. She said it sounded like a metaphor for life. That got me thinking about how baking used to make me anxious about getting things perfect. Now, I see the fails as part of the fun. It’s like a mini therapy session where even burnt cookies teach you to let go.

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Posts

I went with a 2 gallon crock over a 5 gallon bucket for my first big sauerkraut batch

Appreciation post: the new quiet hour at the big library downtown

My favorite writing app crashed and lost a whole chapter draft

Warning: I thought peel and stick backsplash tiles were a total joke

I was fixing a Leica M3 in a tiny shop in Portland and a customer's story made me rethink everything

Appreciation post: The $3 bag of lentils that saved my week

Showerthought: A bent safety wire trick from a Cessna 172 job saved me hours on a King Air.

My visual heat check beat the gauge for a crack-free casting

Forgot the sugar in my brownies and found a weird peace about messing up

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