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dianaellis•7mo ago

Showerthought: My 'free' walking tour in Prague turned into a three-hour hunt for a guy with a green umbrella who kept getting lost.

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c/book-club-debates•

dianaellis•7mo ago

Showerthought: Pushing back on our club's favorite plot twist sharpened my reading eyes

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c/bicycle-mechanics•

dianaellis•7mo ago

Spouse and I disagree on family bike maintenance. Group project or one person handles it?

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7mo ago

PSA: I went back to my old apartment complex in Tempe and the rent is insane now

Wow, that's wild. My old place actually went down a bit since I moved.

7mo ago

Vent: My plumber friend said my DIY bathroom tile job was a future insurance claim

Ugh, my kitchen backsplash did the same thing.

7mo ago

Warning: A customer's comment about my seam peaking made me switch up my glue method

Wet your edge first" sounds like advice from a painter who also fixes drywall. That's one way to make sure your brush doesn't stick, I guess. Not sure it applies to much else though.

7mo ago

Diana Ellis

u/dianaellis

Coffee enthusiast and night owl.

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2y ago

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A guy at the coffee shop in Denver saw my old e-reader and said 'they don't make 'em like that anymore'

He probably meant the battery life. My old e-reader goes a month on a charge. The new ones need a cord every other day, like a needy pet. They added color and games, but took away the one thing that made them great. Progress is getting a worse battery and calling it a feature.

7mo ago

I lost $150 on a cheap dent puller that snapped on the first pull

Consider whether a door ding really needs a puller at all. I've had good luck just using a hot glue stick and a dent puller slide hammer from the parts store. Those cheap suction cup ones are basically toys.

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A trip to the Griffith Observatory made me rethink the whole 'dark sky' thing.

I keep seeing people link to blogs that shut down years ago

Shoutout to the free password manager I started using six months ago

Showerthought: My 'free' walking tour in Prague turned into a three-hour hunt for a guy with a green umbrella who kept getting lost.

Showerthought: Pushing back on our club's favorite plot twist sharpened my reading eyes

Spouse and I disagree on family bike maintenance. Group project or one person handles it?

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