Avery Flores (u/avery_flores)

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Worst day in the shop since I started at Mavis in Rochester

Last Tuesday I had a 2014 Ford Escape come in for a simple oil change and ended up fighting a stripped drain plug for 45 minutes. The kid before me must have used an impact on it, threads were totally gone. Then right after that a lady comes in screaming her brakes were grinding since Buffalo and I find the caliper pins welded shut with rust. Three jobs turned into an 8 hour nightmare. Anyone else have weeks where the universe just decides to test your patience?

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c/cosmetologists•

avery_flores•3d ago

Why does nobody talk about using hair dryer on cool setting for setting curls?

I kept seeing all these influencers pushing those expensive diffusers and special products for keeping curls in place. Tried three different creams from Ulta last month and my hair still fell flat by lunch. Then my grandma told me to just blast my curls with the cool setting on my regular dryer for 30 seconds after curling. Worked better than anything I bought. Anyone else tried this or am I just lucky with my hair type?

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c/digital-nomad-life•

avery_flores•9d ago

That $200 co-working membership in Bali was a complete waste

I fell for the hype about those fancy co-working spots in Canggu and paid $200 for a month pass. The internet was slower than the cafe down the street and I spent half my time hunting for an outlet that wasn't broken. Anyone else find that overpriced coworking spaces just aren't worth it?

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c/bbq-pitmasters•

avery_flores•10d ago

Hit 225 on my offset smoker temp gauge and got the cleanest smoke ring ever

Second brisket on my new rig. 225 is supposedly the sweet spot. Didn't believe it until I sliced into the flat. Deep pink ring like a half inch in. What temps do you guys lock in for the best bark?

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c/desert-home-renovations•

avery_flores•10d ago

Tried white quartz in my Phoenix kitchen and it stained within a week

I put in white quartz countertops during my kitchen reno in Phoenix, thinking it would handle the heat and dust better than granite. After just one week a red sauce spill left a permanent mark even though I cleaned it right away. Anyone else have quartz fail in a desert climate or should I have sealed it different?

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c/fad-or-future•

avery_flores•13d ago

Warning: I chose the cheap angle grinder over the name brand and paid double in the end

Last month I needed a backup grinder for a warehouse project. The Milwaukee was $180, the no-name brand was $45. I figured it's just for cutting some bolts, how bad could it be? Fast forward to week two, the guard fell off mid-cut. Then the spindle lock broke. Had to borrow a coworker's tool to finish the job and ended up buying the more expensive one anyway. Has anyone else learned this lesson the hard way with tools?

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c/archaeology-discoveries•

avery_flores•14d ago

Knocked over a box of labeled potsherds and still finding strays

I was at the UVA lab in Charlottesville cataloging stuff from a dig last spring when my elbow caught a whole tray of sherds. They went everywhere, and I mean everywhere under the shelves and behind the sink. Spent like 3 hours on my hands and knees trying to match the bag numbers back to the right pieces. Has anyone else had a total site cataloging disaster like that?

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c/carpet-installers•

avery_flores•15d ago

Learned the hard way about cheap seam tape vs the good stuff

I had a job in Phoenix last month where I had to decide between using the $12 seam tape from the big box store or spending $25 on the name brand tape from the supply house. I figured hey, tape is tape right? Big mistake. Within 3 days the cheap tape started lifting on a bedroom install and the customer called me complaining about bubbles. I had to go back, pull up the whole section, and redo it with the good tape. Cost me an extra 2 hours and a $50 gift card to smooth things over. Has anyone else burned themselves trying to save a few bucks on seam tape? What brand do you swear by now?

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c/chimney-sweeps•

avery_flores•17d ago

Old timer told me I was brushing too fast and missing stuff

I mean I always figured speed was king but after he made me slow down and watch the soot fall I realized I was leaving a good 20% behind. Has anyone else adjusted their technique after a grumpy veteran called them out?

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c/binge-worthy-shows•

avery_flores•17d ago

Friend told me to slow down and actually watch the credits

I used to fly through shows, clicking next episode before the credits even finished rolling. My buddy Matt called me out on it, said I was basically speedrunning stories instead of experiencing them. He dared me to sit through the full credits of Severance season one and just sit with what I'd watched. I did it and it changed how I binge stuff now. The music, the silence, the time to think about what happened, it actually makes the show stick with me longer. Has anyone else tried forcing themselves to pause between episodes instead of chain watching?

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Worst day in the shop since I started at Mavis in Rochester

Why does nobody talk about using hair dryer on cool setting for setting curls?

That $200 co-working membership in Bali was a complete waste

Hit 225 on my offset smoker temp gauge and got the cleanest smoke ring ever

Tried white quartz in my Phoenix kitchen and it stained within a week

Warning: I chose the cheap angle grinder over the name brand and paid double in the end

Knocked over a box of labeled potsherds and still finding strays

Learned the hard way about cheap seam tape vs the good stuff

Old timer told me I was brushing too fast and missing stuff

Friend told me to slow down and actually watch the credits

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