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10d ago
inMy sister swore I'd drop 'The Wire' by episode 4, and I almost believed her
My buddy told me to start Breaking Bad at season 3 because "the first two seasons are slow." I did it for about 20 minutes, realized I had zero idea why Walt was acting so weird or who this Gus guy even was, and turned it off. Went back to episode 1 and binged the whole thing in two weeks. The thing is, the slow stuff is the whole point. You need those early episodes to see Walt as a normal sad guy before he turns, otherwise the change means nothing. Skipping ahead is like reading the last chapter of a book first, sure you get the ending but you miss why it matters. My sister pulled the same thing with The Wire and I'm glad I ignored her the second time around.
11d ago
inLoad shifted on me at the Port of Tacoma and I will never skip a pre-lift walk again
Wait, so the yard guy bumped a chassis and just rolled off without telling anybody? That is the most Tacoma thing I have ever heard. Riding it out mid lift sounds tough but honestly if you already feel that pop, trying to muscle it back down is how guys get squished, so slow and steady with the spotter was probably the right call. Four minutes a lift is nothing compared to a dropped box, keep doing the walk.
14d ago
Line cook told me my mise was 'performative' and I've been thinking about it for 3 days
I had a chef call my knife work "decorative" once, which stung for about a week. The thing was, she wasn't wrong. I was so worried about how the cuts looked that I was slow as hell on the line. Took me a while to figure out she meant I was hiding behind pretty prep instead of just getting the onions done. Your mileage may vary but sometimes those weird comments stick because there's a tiny piece of truth in them.