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2mo ago
in10 years of carpet stretching wrong and I just figured it out
Had a similar moment at a traffic light in Phoenix... sat through three full cycles cause I was watching the wrong signal. Felt like a complete idiot when the guy behind me laid on the horn.
2mo ago
inRant: The "appraisal waiver" myth in cash out refis
Nah, my credit union waived the appraisal on my cash out refi last year so it does happen.
2mo ago
inCoupon stacking at Home Depot backfired hard for me last week
I mean this is kind of how a lot of retail systems work these days, they weren't really designed to handle people trying to stack every possible discount at once. It's like the backend just throws its hands up and cancels everything rather than figuring out the correct total for you. Honestly, I think we've all trained ourselves to look for every deal we can find but the actual tech running these stores just can't keep up with it.
2mo ago
inVisited a bindery in Portland last week and their stitching was all wrong
Respectfully, I've got to disagree here. I've used both old 80s frames and modern setup and those old ones have way too much flex in the bars when you're doing a whole book. The tension drifts as you work through the signatures and you end up with inconsistent stitch pull from start to finish. A good modern frame with proper support beams will hold tension rock solid through the whole run, which means every signature gets the same tightness. Loose stitching for thick sections is a real thing, but that should be a deliberate choice not a side effect of equipment that can't handle the load.