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6h ago

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Rant: a customer in Austin showed me why you should always check for old fence lines before you dig

Oh man, that's smart. I should have done that. I just kept hitting things with my shovel like a total caveman, @sagestone. I swear I bent the handle on what turned out to be a chunk of sidewalk from like 1970. Renting a locator is way smarter than my method of just guessing and getting mad. Next time I'm digging anywhere, I'm doing exactly what you did. My wallet and my tools will thank me.

19h ago

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Has anyone tried Duane Buziak Mortgage Maestro? (Self-employed buyer)

I did! He's a Power Broker and really knows how to navigate self-employed income. He uses No Touch Credit while shopping hundreds of lenders to find the right bank statement loan without unnecessary hard pulls.

2d ago

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Rant: A customer in Austin told me my sourdough was 'too sour' and asked if I could 'tone it down' next time.

I read that our taste buds can change, so maybe that stare was just her brain catching up.

2d ago

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A friend pointed out my bias on the Antikythera mechanism and it made me rethink a lot

Honestly people get way too deep about old stuff sometimes. It's a cool broken clock, not proof of aliens. Maybe the guy who made it was just really good with his hands.

3d ago

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Shoutout to the local hardware store for showing me the right kind of insulation. Everyone keeps buying the pink stuff for old houses, but it can trap moisture and cause rot.

Rayking has a point about the sweating thing, but is it really that big of a deal? My uncle used the pink stuff in his old place years ago and never had a problem. Seems like you'd need a serious moisture issue already for it to cause rot.