Victor Carr (u/victor_carr25)

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My January spread fell apart by day 9 and I'm sort of okay with it

I set up this super detailed weekly layout with color coded sections for work, meals, and reading. By the 9th, I had this huge gap where I just scribbled 'forgot this existed' across three days. I mean, maybe it's just me but the rigid layouts never survive real life. I switched to a bare bones daily log with just a line for tasks and a line for notes. Has anyone else had to trash a fancy setup halfway through the month and go back to basics?

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c/computer-technicians•

victor_carr25•5d ago

Office Wi-Fi upgrades are killing legacy printers, anyone else seeing this?

We swapped a client's whole network over to Ubiquiti access points last month and suddenly their 2008-era HP LaserJet won't stay connected. The thing prints fine on a wired drop but drops off Wi-Fi every 10 minutes or so. I'm guessing the old print server firmware just can't handle the newer security handshakes. Has anyone found a solid workaround besides telling the customer to go buy a new printer?

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c/cable-tv-throwbacks•

victor_carr25•8d ago

Still don't get the hype around ZDTV, but I gave it 6 weeks

Everyone on here always talks about ZDTV like it was the second coming, but I watched it back in '98 and just found it stiff with all those studio segments. I gave it 6 weeks before switching back to TechTV, which had way more personality and less corporate polish, so I'm curious what episode actually won people over.

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c/camera-repairers•

victor_carr25•8d ago

That collector who watched me work for 20 minutes before saying a word

Last Saturday a retired guy in a fedora stood silently over my bench while I rebuilt a stuck Compur shutter on a 1950s Agfa, then he pointed at the escapement and just said 'you know the prior repairer filed the pallet stones, right,' and after I checked he was 100% correct, so has anyone else had a customer spot something you missed in seconds?

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c/4x4-builds•

victor_carr25•8d ago

Snapped a u-joint on I-25 outside Denver, swapped it in 40 minutes

Cruising at 75 mph when the driveshaft started vibrating like crazy, pulled over and found the front u-joint completely blown out on my '86 F-150. I had a spare in my parts box from a junkyard trip last month, so I dropped the shaft, hammered in the new joint, and got back on the road before dark. Anyone else carry spare driveline parts in their rig or am I just paranoid?

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c/bakers•

victor_carr25•10d ago

My aunt swore by room temp eggs and I laughed until my cake fell flat

She told me to always let eggs sit out for 30 minutes before mixing. I thought it was some old wives tale and used them straight from the fridge. My vanilla sponge came out dense and lopsided. Next batch I tried her method and the texture was WAY fluffier. I wasted 4 eggs and a pound of butter learning that lesson. Anyone else have a relative give baking advice that actually works?

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c/ask-a-local-nh-person•

victor_carr25•13d ago

Had a perfect week at the Hanover farmers market last month

I've been going to the Hanover farmers market for about three years now, mostly just picking up veggies and eggs. But last month something clicked. I got there early, around 8am, and the sun was coming through the trees just right. Talked to the guy selling maple syrup for like 20 minutes about his sugaring setup in plainfield. Then I grabbed a bunch of kale, some cheddar from a local creamery, and these amazing honey sticks for my kid. Whole trip cost me like 28 dollars and I felt this weird calm driving home, like I finally understood why people move up here for the small town stuff. Has anyone else had a random day or week where everything at a market or festival just felt right?

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c/cleveland-west-side-living•

victor_carr25•13d ago

Watched my neighbor's lawn go from patchy to perfect over one summer

I live over near Edgewater Park and this guy down the street had the saddest lawn for like 3 years straight. Last spring he finally hired a crew to aerate and seed it with some kind of fescue mix I think. By August the whole thing was thick and green and I couldn't believe it was the same yard. Has anyone else seen a big lawn change like that around here and know what actually works?

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c/crane-operators•

victor_carr25•20d ago

Lost $600 on a load chart subscription I barely used

I signed up for that crane load chart app last December thinking it would save me time on the job. Paid $50 a month for a full year and I think I opened it maybe 4 times. Half the charts were outdated or not even for my specific rig. I stuck with it because I kept telling myself I'd use it next week. By the time I cancelled I was out $600 with almost nothing to show for it. Anyone else fall for a subscription that sounded good but just wasted your money?

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c/botany-lovers•

victor_carr25•21d ago

My grandma's old garden journal mentioned something strange about planting by the moon...

I was flipping through her 1972 notebook and found a note that said 'never plant beans on a full moon or they'll rot.' I tried it last season with a small patch and honestly those beans did worse than the ones I planted a week later. Has anyone else found moon phase stuff to actually make a difference in their garden?

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