He said it would clean the valves better than any additive, I tried it on my 2003 Civic last summer and the knock got worse for 2 days before it went away. Has anyone else had an old timer give them car advice that actually worked or backfired like this?
I used to be out there every Saturday morning at 7 sharp with my gas leaf blower, blasting every single leaf off my driveway and into the street. My neighbor came over last month and asked if I was trying to 'create a dramatic swirl effect' because apparently I was just moving the same 12 leaves around for 45 minutes. He showed me his rake and said it takes him 15 minutes to do his whole yard, and I felt like an idiot. I timed myself last weekend with a rake and did my whole front lawn in 22 minutes flat. Has anyone else had a neighbor call them out on something dumb they did for years?
My 16 year old nephew brought up how his high school science teacher showed them data on local temperature changes over the last 50 years. He asked me if I remembered summers being cooler when I was his age, and I honestly couldn't say no. It hit different coming from a kid who just presented facts without any attitude.
My built-in oven display said 350 but everything kept burning on the bottom. Picked up a cheap Taylor oven thermometer at Ace Hardware last Saturday and it turns out my oven runs 50 degrees hot. Adjusted my recipes down and finally got a decent batch of cookies without any charcoal edges. Has anyone else tested their oven temp and found a huge difference?
Last week was the first time since January that nothing went wrong. No emergency calls at 2am, no broken equipment, no angry clients. The machine on line 4 ran without a single jam for 5 straight days. My supervisor even said "good job" which he never does. It felt so weird I almost expected something bad to happen Friday afternoon but it never did. Has anyone else had a week that was just too smooth and it made you paranoid?
Was in a rush last Tuesday, left the engine on while filling up. Pump clicked off after only 3 gallons and the vapor recovery system kicked back fumes that smelled like straight poison. Has anyone else had that sensor trip on them?
I'm 26, never had a credit card because I was scared of debt. Got my first one 6 months ago, a secured card with a $200 limit. I've paid it off every single month on time, never carried a balance. Just checked my credit score for the first time and it's 647. That's it. 6 months of perfect payments and I'm still deep in the "fair" zone. My buddy who makes $15 an hour and missed two car payments last year has a 720. What's the point. Has anyone else started from scratch and felt like the system is rigged against people who never messed up?
Used to just cram everything in facing whatever direction fit, then run it on heavy cycle every time. Last month I started actually angling plates toward the center and putting bowls on the bottom rack only. My glasses come out spotless now instead of having that weird foggy film on them. What other basic household stuff am I apparently doing backwards?
I work at a small marketing firm in Columbus and my manager pulled me aside after I sent this short reply to a client that was just 'no, that wont work.' She said I sounded like I was mad at them. So now I add a 'thanks for the suggestion' or a smiley emoji to soften it up and honestly I get way less pushback from people. Do you think being too blunt is a real problem or should people just grow thicker skin?
I thought I was saving money and helping the planet but after 3 washes my dryer vent nearly caught fire and now I'm wondering if paper towels were the real eco-friendly choice all along because they don't create a fire hazard, so which side are you on team reusable or team disposable?
I drove 45 minutes to the Saturday market on Hawthorne last weekend expecting fresh produce and local crafts. What I got was $12 jars of honey from some guy who clearly bought them wholesale, and a kid selling $8 lemonade from a powder mix. Everyone was there to take photos of their avocado toast, not to actually buy anything. I spent $40 on a tiny bag of apples that tasted exactly like the ones from Safeway for half the price. Am I the only one who remembers when these markets were actually about supporting farmers and not just influencers?