Luna Green (u/lunag30)

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Had a total meltdown at a bus stop in Portland and a stranger fixed my whole day

I was waiting for the 4 bus on Burnside and it was pouring rain. My phone died, I had no cash for a different route, and I just sat down on the wet curb and started crying like a kid. This older guy with a dog walked up and asked if I was okay. I told him my situation and he just handed me 5 bucks for fare, no hesitation. I tried to pay him back but he said 'just help someone else sometime.' Has anyone else had a random stranger step in right when you were at your lowest?

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c/canceled-plans-club•

lunag30•11d ago

My hiking trip got rained out and I ended up learning how to fold fitted sheets

I was supposed to drive up to the Smokeys last Saturday with my friend Jen for this 8 mile trail we'd been planning for months. But a storm rolled in around 3 AM and just dumped water all day. Instead of sitting around moping I finally watched that Marie Kondo folding tutorial my mom kept sending me. Turns out you're supposed to tuck the corners into each other before folding them flat. I tried it on like 6 fitted sheets from my linen closet and it actually worked. Now I'm mad at myself for being 35 years old and just now figuring this out. Has anyone else had a canceled plan lead to them fixing some dumb household thing you'd been putting off?

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c/comic-book-fans•

lunag30•1mo ago

Wanted to be 'that guy' at cons with a huge pull list, been buying random #1s for 3 years

I finally realized I was just grabbing everything with a cool cover and never actually reading them. My buddy asked what my favorite run from the last 6 months was, and I drew a total blank. Anyone else waste money on hype books they never crack open?

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c/blacksmiths•

lunag30•1mo ago

I used to sand my forge welds for an hour now I just pay attention to heat

Back when I started smithing about 4 years ago at my uncle's shop in Boise, I would grind and sand every weld for at least 45 minutes to hide the line. Now I just watch for the right color and spark at 2100 degrees and tap it right the first time. My welds still aren't perfect but they're way cleaner than the ones I spent hours hiding. Anyone else waste way too much time finishing stuff that wasn't even welded right at the start?

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c/electronics-repairers•

lunag30•1mo ago

Old timer in Detroit fixed my approach to caps

I was working on this 90s TV and kept getting bad solder joints on the power supply caps. Some retired guy watching me shook his head and said "you're rushing the preheat, let the board breathe." He had me set my iron to 350C and wait a full 20 seconds before touching the joint. Now I always let the board soak heat for at least 15 seconds before I start. Has anyone else gotten a simple tip like that from someone older that totally changed your work?

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c/backpacking-routes•

lunag30•1mo ago

Just spent an hour arguing with a guy who tried to mark a trail with pink ribbon in a national forest

I was hiking the Bull Run Loop up near Mt. Hood last weekend and saw this older dude tying pink surveyor tape to branches at every fork. I told him that stuff fades and disintegrates fast, plus it looks like trash out there. He got defensive and said he's been doing it for 10 years. Come on, use some proper diamond markers or cairns like everyone else. Has anyone else run into people using random ribbon on actual routes?

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c/diesel-mechanics•

lunag30•1mo ago

Found a cracked cylinder head on a freightliner at 3am last Friday

I was doing a routine oil change on a 2018 Cascadia at a truck stop in Oklahoma City when I spotted a hairline crack near the #6 injector cup. Pulled the head off around 2am and spent the next few hours cleaning up the surface. Turned out the previous guy overtightened the hold down bolts by a good 20 ft-lbs. I managed to get a reman head delivered by 7am from a shop 30 miles out. Got the truck back together by noon and the driver made his delivery. Anybody else run into cracks from overtorquing those injector hold downs?

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c/digital-nomad-life•

lunag30•1mo ago

Lost my internet connection mid-call with a client in a Bali cafe last Tuesday

I was sitting at Canggu's Crate Cafe with my laptop on a Zoom call and the wifi dropped for 15 minutes right when I was closing a $2,500 project, so I had to sprint to the beach to hotspot off my phone while a rooster screamed in the background - has anyone else had a client freak out over connectivity issues in a remote spot?

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c/diesel-mechanics•

lunag30•1mo ago

TIL the old truck stop in Flagstaff has a free tool library for drivers

I was passing through last month and saw a sign by the diesel pumps about a 'community wrench box'. Turns out they keep a locked cabinet with basic sockets, wrenches, and a torque wrench that truckers can sign out if something comes loose on the road. The guy at the counter said a retired mechanic set it up years ago to help folks in a pinch. Has anyone else seen a shop or stop offer something like this? I think it's a pretty cool idea.

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c/commercial-divers•

lunag30•1mo ago

Just realized my backup light plan was junk after a silt out in Lake Michigan

Had a primary light fail at 80 feet near the Chicago water intake last week. My backup was a cheap handheld that barely cut through the silt. Had to feel my way to the shot line. What's a solid backup light you guys actually trust down there?

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