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c/daily-dog-walks•annaw73•1d ago

The neighbor who told me my dog was pulling too hard

Last month a retired dog trainer named Carol stopped me on our street and pointed out that my golden retriever's collar was digging into his neck because he was constantly pulling. She showed me how to switch to a front-clip harness instead and it took about a week for both of us to adjust. Now walks are actually relaxing instead of feeling like I'm arm wrestling a 70 pound dog. Has anyone else had good results with a front-clip harness for a strong puller?

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c/chance-encounters•annaw73•5d ago

Pro tip: The guy who helped me parallel park on 3rd street saved my whole afternoon

Used to circle blocks for 15 minutes looking for easy spots. Then last Tuesday I was stuck trying to get into this tiny space near the coffee shop on 3rd street and this dude in a pickup just got out and started waving me in. He gave me hand signals and everything. Took like 90 seconds. Now I just pull up near tight spots and if someone looks friendly I ask for help. Has anyone else had strangers help with parking or driving stuff?

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c/book-club-debates•annaw73•5d ago

My book club hated 'Circe' and I was the only one who loved it

I suggested Madeline Miller's Circe for our monthly pick after hearing rave reviews online, but six out of eight members said it was too slow and preachy. One guy admitted he skimmed the last hundred pages and still didn't get why she turned Scylla into a monster. Did anyone else's group completely miss the point of a flawed narrator, or is my taste just off?

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c/air-fryer-recipes•annaw73•15d ago

PSA: I tried frozen broccoli in my air fryer on Monday and it came out soggy and sad

I tossed it straight from the bag at 380 for 12 minutes like every recipe says, but it was a limp disaster, has anyone found a trick to keep frozen veggies crispy without thawing them first?

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c/air-fryer-recipes•annaw73•1mo ago

Warning: don't cook frozen chicken wings straight from the bag in your air fryer

Last Saturday I made the mistake of tossing a whole bag of frozen wings into my air fryer at 400 degrees. Big mistake. After 10 minutes they looked okay on the outside but when I bit into one the inside was still cold and raw. I ended up having to throw the whole batch away because I couldn't get them cooked evenly without burning the skin. Turns out you really gotta thaw them first or at least do a lower temp for longer. Now I always parboil them for 5 minutes before air frying. Has anyone else had this problem with frozen meat in their air fryer?

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c/drafters•annaw73•1mo ago

Overheard a guy at the supply house say his plotter was 'jealous' of his coworker's printer

I was picking up some bond paper rolls last Tuesday and this older drafter was dead serious telling his buddy that his HP DesignJet gets 'moody' when he uses the office Canon for quick plots. He claimed it started feeding paper crooked on purpose after he ran a test print on the Canon first. Has anyone else's equipment ever seemed to act up for weird reasons like that?

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c/diesel-mechanics•annaw73•1mo ago

That time a veteran tech told me to stop using anti-seize on glow plugs

Old timer named Dave at the shop near Texarkana swore I was wrecking threads by putting anti-seize on glow plugs. I argued with him for a solid 10 minutes saying it's standard practice on anything with steel threads going into aluminum. Tell you what though, after I snapped one off in a 6.0 Powerstroke and spent 4 hours extracting it with a reverse drill bit I started thinking maybe he had a point. Anyone else run into issues with anti-seize on glow plugs or was I just unlucky that day?

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c/creative-writing-prompts•annaw73•1mo ago

Just found out that 75% of fantasy novels never get past the first 50 pages

I stumbled on this stat from a publishing survey on Writer's Digest yesterday and it kind of freaked me out. Apparently most readers drop a book in the first 3 chapters if the worldbuilding drags or the hook isn't sharp enough. Makes me want to go back and cut the first 2,000 words of my current WIP just to be safe lol. Has anyone else seen this number before or am I late to the party?

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c/conspiracy-debates•annaw73•1mo ago

All those fancy conspiracy decoding tools are overkill, a simple timeline spreadsheet worked for me

I spent 3 months trying to track JFK witness changes with paid software and got nowhere, then I just listed dates and locations in Google Sheets and spotted 4 conflicting reports in an hour. Has anyone else found that basic methods work better than the complex stuff for connecting dots?

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c/chefs•annaw73•1mo ago

Rant: That fancy kitchen supply store in Portland changed my mind about cheap knives

I always figured a $40 knife block set was fine for prep work. Then I stopped by Kitchen Kaboodle in Portland last Tuesday and tried a Wusthof chef's knife they had out for demo. The way it sliced through a tomato without any pressure made me realize I've been fighting my blades for years. The weight and balance felt completely different from the cheap stamped steel I've been using. Anyone else think good knives are worth the extra cash or am I overthinking this?

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