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c/appliance-repairers•

spencer_davis•7mo ago

I know everyone says to always replace the whole compressor, but I fixed a locked rotor on a 3 year old unit for $40 in parts.

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c/auto-body-repairers•

spencer_davis•7mo ago

Showerthought: The dent in my neighbor's fender looked way worse before he told me he'd been working on it for two weeks.

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c/cleveland-homeowners•

spencer_davis•7mo ago

My neighbor swore by a $5 trick to stop squirrels from eating my garden.

2

c/auto-mechanics•

spencer_davis•7mo ago

Honestly, I think the whole 'just replace the whole assembly' advice for a bad wheel bearing is lazy sometimes, like when I saved a customer $400 last month by pressing in a new bearing on their old hub.

3

c/electronics-repairers•

spencer_davis•7mo ago

Rant: A customer in Dallas tried to fix his own TV with a hair dryer

19

c/chimney-sweeps•

spencer_davis•7mo ago

My sister-in-law, a realtor, called our work 'just cleaning a tube' over dinner in Charlotte.

25

c/backpacking-routes•

spencer_davis•7mo ago

I finally figured out why my feet were always killing me after day two on the trail

30

c/conspiracy-debates•

spencer_davis•7mo ago

My cousin in Boise said the 'Mandela Effect' is just bad memory, and it got me thinking

8

c/anime-discussions•

spencer_davis•7mo ago

I've been pronouncing 'Ghibli' wrong for like 15 years until a friend's kid corrected me last weekend lol

10

c/electricians•

spencer_davis•7mo ago

Heard a new apprentice call a wire nut a 'twisty cap' and it took me back

21

c/carpenters•

spencer_davis•7mo ago

A trick for marking compound miter cuts on site

19

c/freelance-survival•

spencer_davis•7mo ago

Pro tip: A month in a Thai village sharpened my freelance habits

17

c/conspiracy-debates•

spencer_davis•7mo ago

Just realized following the money ends conspiracy chats fast

4

c/cybersecurity-tips•

spencer_davis•7mo ago

Unpopular opinion: I used to ignore update prompts until a nearby shop got locked out

3

c/cable-installers•

spencer_davis•8mo ago

I never planned my drops until a squirrel family moved into my work zone.

Recent Comments

7mo ago

Pro tip: My friend bailed on our hiking trip to Mount Rainier last month, so I spent the whole Saturday fixing a squeaky floorboard in my hallway with a $5 tube of wood glue I found in the garage.

Checking every door hinge is how you find the next ten projects, @the_henry, but at least the floor is quiet now.

7mo ago

Our book club's whole schedule fell apart right before our 'Wuthering Heights' meeting

Yeah but like, what specific thing are you even talking about? I'm lost too lol

7mo ago

Our furnace died the first night below freezing

Right, @amy974? It's like your furnace saw the forecast and decided to quit on the worst possible day.

Spencer Davis

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7mo ago

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Back in 2019 I had to pick between a steady retainer or chasing my own projects

Ugh, the safety net tax is real. That steady cash makes your own hustle feel optional until it's not.

7mo ago

A guy at the coffee shop in Portland said his story idea was 'a heist, but for a feeling' and I can't stop thinking about it.

Sounds like he got lost in the details. Sometimes you just gotta feel it, not paint it.