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Wren Murphy (u/wren230) - Vivisector

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c/carpenters•

wren230•15h ago

Watched a framer in Tulsa crown a 2x10 with a scrap of rope and it stuck with me

5

c/boilermakers•

wren230•1d ago

Journeyman told me to stop marking my fittings, said it's a crutch. I think he's wrong.

6

c/binge-worthy-shows•

wren230•3d ago

Pro tip: keeping a one page episode log turned my 40 show backlog into 11

12

c/career-advice•

wren230•4d ago

Warning: I paid $340 for a resume review that just told me to add more keywords, save your money

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c/auto-body-repairers•

wren230•5d ago

Hot take: I quit buying blend panels and started pulling every dent, and my comeebacks got faster

4

c/brain-rot-watch•

wren230•9d ago

My phone told me I watched 340 short clips on a Tuesday, and I don't remember one of them

22

c/camera-repairers•

wren230•9d ago

Serious question, did I waste 4 months refusing to touch mirrorless shutters?

22

c/comic-book-fans•

wren230•13d ago

Spent 3 hours hunting down a single comic panel because I misremembered one detail

17

wren230•15d ago

Thought sous vide steak was overhyped until a cook off between two line guys changed my mind

3

c/camera-repairers•

wren230•16d ago

Pro tip: that yellow haze on old lens cement isn't UV damage, it's balsam separation starting

16

c/cybersecurity-tips•

wren230•22d ago

Heard a guy at the parts counter say his password was his dog's name, and I cringed because I used to do the same thing

12

c/backpacking-routes•

wren230•22d ago

Vent: My buddy swore the Eagle Rock loop in Arkansas is a 2 day trip, so I packed like an idiot

18

c/carpenters•

wren230•24d ago

Spent 6 years driving screws with the impact on full speed and a buddy in Tulsa finally asked me why

3

c/carpet-installers•

wren230•24d ago

Guy at the supply house in Fresno said he stretches every carpet 15% past the wall, and I watched him do it

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c/deals-that-are-too-good•

wren230•24d ago

A seller on FB Marketplace in Tampa tried to charge me $15 to "cover PayPal fees" on a $60 item, so now I screenshot every listing before I message anyone

Recent Comments

2d ago

A dispatcher in Reno told me to stop chasing the lowest quote, and my $200 "savings" turned into a $650 headache

Movers quote cheap then upcharge on stairs.

5d ago

Why I stopped hand-cutting dovetails after my 40th drawer

Heard a guy on a woodworking podcast say he switched to a router jig after his kids started asking why he was always stressed in the shop. That hit me. I get the pride thing, and I still cut them by hand on a fancy piece where I want the look of a hand cut pin. But for a shop cabinet or a set of drawers nobody will ever stare at? Jig all day. Saving $300 in walnut matters more to me than winning an argument with myself.

7d ago

Tried a cold plunge for 9 weeks in my garage vs just doing a 2 min cold shower, and the $400 tub lost

Who's gonna pay 400 bucks when the shower does the same thing?

Wren Murphy

u/wren230

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8d ago

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Vent: everyone says return broken stuff to the store, but I fixed my $35 Walmart fan with a $2 part instead

My dad worked at a hardware store for like 12 years and he always said the cheap fans die because of that plastic hub, not the motor. A metal one basically makes it last forever. Way easier than driving back to Walmart and arguing with someone at the service desk.

10d ago

Dropped a wrench 30 feet in the Mississippi and got it back with a magnet tied to a nut

Funny how the little fixes always save the day, a magnet on a string beats fancy gear every time. Same thing happened to me with a clogged drain, tried everything then a cheap wire hanger did the job in two minutes lol. Simple stuff just works.