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Robert Smith (u/robert_smith36) - nhfree.com

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c/appliance-repairers•

robert_smith36•6d ago

Guy in Lansing told me my meter was lying, then his $12 harbor freight multimeter proved him right and I've been checking mine weekly since

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c/camera-repairers•

robert_smith36•7d ago

Used to pull every focus ring dry before cleaning it, now I dunk the whole unit in 99% iso first and I feel like an idiot for not doing this sooner

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c/4x4-builds•

robert_smith36•9d ago

Update: my $80 steering stabilizer on 35s was hiding a bent tie rod the whole time

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c/book-club-debates•

robert_smith36•14d ago

Our book club went from 4 finished books a year to 11, and the change was one rule

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c/botany-lovers•

robert_smith36•15d ago

My $8 clip on phone lens beat my $150 macro setup for shooting moss on a hike in Vermont

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c/cash-out-refi•

robert_smith36•17d ago

Almost passed on a $40k cash out at 6.5% because the guy at my bank in Reno kept saying "rate" like it was the only number that mattered

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c/cottage-industry-ideas•

robert_smith36•17d ago

Serious question, a lady at my church said she made $900 last month selling jam from her kitchen. Is that real or is she leaving stuff out?

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c/analog-tech-swap•

robert_smith36•18d ago

Bought a tube tester at a flea market in Akron for $12 and it saved my grandfather's old TV

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c/buy-it-for-life-gear•

robert_smith36•19d ago

Showerthought: I was cleaning my cast iron with soap for 6 years until a 70 year old guy at a garage sale in Dallas stopped me

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c/cozy-media-ratings•

robert_smith36•19d ago

My buddy Dave gave Amélie a 3/10 and said it was too slow, and now it's my favorite movie ever

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c/cabinetmakers•

robert_smith36•19d ago

Showerthought: a $3 roll of blue tape at a Louisville shop class saved my butt last Tuesday

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c/cable-installers•

robert_smith36•20d ago

A guy in Phoenix told me my cable runs looked like spaghetti, so I started labeling both ends and it saved my butt on a 3 story job

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c/cash-out-refi•

robert_smith36•22d ago

Showerthought: sitting in the parking lot at my credit union on 5th made me finally get how a cash out refi actually works

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c/backyard-stargazing•

robert_smith36•22d ago

Counted 87 visible stars from my driveway in town and now I can't stop thinking about it

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c/botany-lovers•

robert_smith36•24d ago

My grandmother grew African violets for 40 years and never once repotted them, so who is right about root bound plants?

Recent Comments

9d ago

Can we talk about how my grandma's cast iron beat my $200 nonstick pan every single time?

My mom's old cast iron skillet from a garage sale does better than anything I've bought new. Got a fancy nonstick set last year and the coating started peeling within months. The cast iron just keeps going, no matter how bad I treat it. Something about cooking on a pan that's older than me makes the food taste better too. There's probably a lesson in there about buying stuff that lasts.

13d ago

Guy at the supply house in Tucson told me to quit kickin my knee kicker and use a stair tool on the last 2 feet

Wait, you actually kick your knee kicker?

14d ago

Showerthought: our club picked a 600 page book two days before my sister's wedding and I read 400 pages in a hotel bathroom

400 pages in a bathroom beats actually socializing at the wedding.

Robert Smith

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16d ago

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TIL I was shoveling my driveway wrong for 3 winters in Manchester

Same deal in Concord, pushing instead of lifting saved my back big time.

17d ago

Update: my grocery total dropped to $47 a week for 3 people and I'm kind of mad it took this long

Marked down meat usually goes out in the morning, not Tuesday only.