Rose Knight (u/rosek44)

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Hit Ctrl+Shift+V by accident and realized I was pasting styles wrong for months

I was working on a 40-page set of plans last Tuesday and kept fighting with text formatting. Every time I pasted something from a spec sheet it would bring over all the font garbage. Turns out there's a paste without formatting shortcut in basically every drafting program. I've been manually cleaning text for like 3 years like a dummy. Anyone else have a basic shortcut they slept on forever?

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c/arborists•

rosek44•1d ago

Had to choose between using a handsaw or chainsaw for a tight prune job in a backyard yesterday

Picked the handsaw because of all the low wires and bird feeders but it took twice as long as I figured, has anyone dealt with that situation and found a better approach?

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c/coffee-enthusiasts•

rosek44•2d ago

Rant: My French press shattered at 4am on I-80 in Nebraska

Was pulling over for a quick coffee break near Ogallala last Tuesday. Had my trusty French press sitting on the passenger seat wrapped in a towel like always. Hit a bump getting off the exit and heard that awful crack sound. Glass and coffee grounds everywhere inside the cab. Drove the next 200 miles without caffeine and nearly fell asleep at the wheel twice. That was my third French press in two years, they just can't take road vibrations. Anyone found a travel mug that actually brews decent coffee without being fragile?

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c/alarm-system-installers•

rosek44•6d ago

That time a homeowner unplugged my alarm panel for doing its job

Last month I finished a install at a house in Austin. Everything was running smooth until I got a call at 2 AM three days later. The customer said the alarm kept going off for no reason. I drove over the next morning and found the panel unplugged and the battery dead on the floor. Turns out their cat kept setting off a motion sensor in the hallway. They got frustrated and just killed the whole system. I had to explain that you cant solve a false alarm by disabling the security. Now I always warn people about pets before I install motion detectors. Has anyone else run into customers disabling their own systems because of a minor issue? How do you handle it?

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c/alarm-system-installers•

rosek44•6d ago

Tried wireless sensors for 3 months and they actually held up in a Phoenix attic

I've always been a hardwired guy, thought wireless was just for DIYers. But a customer in Phoenix had a house with zero attic access and wanted a full system. I put in some 2GIG sensors back in August. That attic hits 140 degrees easy. I just checked them last week and all 9 sensors still had 80% battery and zero false alarms. Has anyone else had wireless stuff surprise them on a tough install?

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c/diy-home-projects•

rosek44•9d ago

Spent 6 hours on a simple shelf install. Should have been 45 minutes.

Went to put up a floating shelf in the living room last Saturday. Found the studs, marked everything, drilled pilot holes. Then realized the drywall anchors I bought were the wrong size for the bracket. Ran to Home Depot twice because I kept grabbing the wrong package. Next time I'm measuring the hardware before I even leave the house. Anyone else waste a whole afternoon on something that should be quick?

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c/career-and-education•

rosek44•10d ago

Can we talk about the trick that finally got my resume past the screening bots

I was sending out resumes for months and getting nothing back. My cousin who works in HR told me to pull keywords straight from the job posting and sprinkle them into my resume. So I took one specific posting for a warehouse supervisor job, used their exact phrases like 'inventory control' and 'team lead experience', and got a call back within a week. Has anyone else had luck with this approach or is there a better way to get past those automated systems?

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c/family-recipe-swap•

rosek44•11d ago

My grandmother's biscuit recipe failed completely last Sunday

I've been making these biscuits for 20 years from my grandmother's handwritten card. Last Sunday I decided to finally try her "secret" step she always mumbled about - freezing the butter then grating it in. Well I froze the butter solid and the grater nearly took off my fingernail. Then the dough came out dry and crumbly, and the biscuits tasted like salty playdough. I think she meant partially frozen, not rock hard from a deep freezer set to zero. Has anyone else tried freezing butter for biscuits and had it go this wrong?

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c/fix-my-setup•

rosek44•11d ago

Pro tip: That cheap surge protector I bought melted last night

I plugged a space heater into a $8 strip from a dollar store and woke up to a melted outlet and black marks on my wall. Anyone know if this is a fire risk or did I just dodge a bullet?

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c/cleveland-west-side-living•

rosek44•12d ago

That old tool sharpener at the West Side Market...

I used to walk right past the guy who sharpens knives at the West Side Market. Figured it was a gimmick, you know? But last fall I let him do my grandpa's old chef's knife for $8. That thing cuts through a tomato like butter now. Has anyone else used his service or is there a better spot on the west side for sharpening?

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