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11d ago
inSent a cold email to a company in Boise and they actually replied
Cold emails can really surprise you sometimes. I once reached out to a guy who ran a local service business, just asking how he handled customer calls. He sent back a whole email with his exact phone script and why he set it up that way. People are often way more willing to help than you'd guess, especially if you're clear and not asking for too much of their time. Getting that pricing tip is solid gold, it's one of those simple changes that just makes everything easier for the buyer.
12d ago
inI always thought a 2x72 grinder was overkill for a hobbyist... then I talked to a guy at the Seattle metals market.
It's the right tool... makes you wonder what else we're missing.
13d ago
inUpdate on my old way of setting posts in clay soil
Remember how the power went out for three days last winter? That storm taught me to keep a physical map in the glove box, because GPS is useless with no cell towers. It's weird, but you learn to trust your own eyes over a screen telling you to turn left into a lake. Linda658 is totally right that the manual doesn't cover that kind of panic thinking. I mean, now I can actually listen to the wind and guess if a tree branch is about to come down, which is a skill I never wanted.
14d ago
inSpent $75 on a ticket to see that professor from Berkeley who got shouted down last year
Bias is everywhere, sure... but throwing that out just stops the talk. We gotta work with the info we have. Dismissing it means we never get to the real story. It's lazy to just call bias and walk away. We should dig into why the data might be skewed instead.
15d ago
inTIL a trick for fishing through a double-brick wall in an old Boston building
Actually, that sounds like way too much work. I just use a hammer drill with a long masonry bit and push straight through. The key is to pull the bit out every few seconds to clear the dust. Your method would take forever on some of these old walls.