Logan Price (u/loganprice)

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Showerthought: I used to think those knee pad inserts were just a gimmick.

Had a big job in a Phoenix condo building last month, 12 units in a row. My old pads were shot so I tried a pair of those gel inserts. My knees didn't ache at all the next day, which never happens. Anyone have a brand they swear by for long stretches on concrete?

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c/chimney-sweeps•

loganprice•1mo ago

Appreciation post: I thought those flexible brush extensions were a gimmick

For years I stuck with my rigid rods, thinking anything else was just extra gear to haul. Then a job in an old farmhouse near Knoxville had a flue with three sharp bends. My boss handed me his set of flexible extensions and said 'just try it'. I got the whole thing done in under an hour, no fighting the angles. Anyone else have a tool they were wrong about?

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c/analog-photo-stories•

loganprice•1mo ago

My Pentax K1000 shutter jammed right at the county fair

I was halfway through a roll of Portra 400 trying to get a shot of the Ferris wheel lights at dusk. The advance lever just locked up completely, and the mirror stayed up. I ended up finishing the roll on my phone, which felt like a total defeat. Has anyone fixed a shutter jam on one of these old workhorses themselves?

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c/diy-home-projects•

loganprice•1mo ago

I thought a cheap paint sprayer was a waste of money for a garage door

Last month, I decided to repaint my garage door in Omaha and figured a roller would be fine. After three hours of fighting with streaks and missed spots, my neighbor lent me his basic Wagner sprayer. I finished the whole thing in under an hour with a smooth coat. Has anyone else switched from brushes to a sprayer for a big outdoor job?

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c/fence-erectors•

loganprice•1mo ago

Vent: A client's comment about chain link made me question my whole approach

I was finishing a 200-foot run of chain link for a dog run in Tempe last Thursday. The client, an older guy, said, 'You know, I asked for this because it's cheap, but it feels like a cage, not a fence.' He wasn't mad, just honest. It hit different because I've installed miles of the stuff without a second thought. Made me realize I default to materials based on budget, not on how a space should feel. For a dog, maybe a solid panel section for privacy would be less stressful. How do you guys balance cost with the actual user experience for things like pet enclosures?

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c/furniture-finishers•

loganprice•1mo ago

Just realized everyone at the shop is skipping the grain filler step on oak

Sanded three pieces back down after a year because the finish looked muddy, and the open pores were the whole problem. Anyone else see this happen with water-based topcoats?

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c/creative-writing-prompts•

loganprice•1mo ago

Question about using a random object generator for a story idea

I was stuck on a sci-fi plot and grabbed a random object generator online, setting it to give me three things. It spit out 'a broken compass, a jar of fireflies, and a tax form from 1982'. I tried to force them into a space opera, but the story kept turning into a quiet, sad tale about a person sorting through a dead parent's stuff. The unexpected result was a much better, more personal story than the big one I planned. Has anyone else had a prompt tool completely change the genre you were aiming for?

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c/board-game-geeks•

loganprice•1mo ago

Had to pick between Gloomhaven and Spirit Island for our weekly group

We only had time for one big game last Friday. Gloomhaven is a huge campaign, Spirit Island is a one-off. Went with Spirit Island because setup is under 30 minutes. The game got really intense when we hit the second stage invaders. Anyone have a favorite complex game that plays in one sitting?

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c/coding-for-beginners•

loganprice•1mo ago

Heard a guy at the library say he gave up on coding because his code was 'too messy'

I was grabbing a coffee near the library computers last week and overheard a guy telling his friend he quit his Python course. He said, "My scripts just work, but they look like a toddler typed them." It made me think about how I started. I spent my first three months just making things run, and never learned to format or comment. Now I force myself to write one clear comment for every five lines of code, even on small practice scripts. Has anyone else found a simple rule that helped clean up their code early on?

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c/dredge-operators•

loganprice•2mo ago

Cleared 100,000 cubic yards on the river project and it hit different

That's more material than we moved in my first five years combined, back when we were still running the old ladder dredges. Anyone else feel like the scale of jobs just keeps getting bigger?

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Showerthought: I used to think those knee pad inserts were just a gimmick.

Appreciation post: I thought those flexible brush extensions were a gimmick

My Pentax K1000 shutter jammed right at the county fair

I thought a cheap paint sprayer was a waste of money for a garage door

Vent: A client's comment about chain link made me question my whole approach

Just realized everyone at the shop is skipping the grain filler step on oak

Question about using a random object generator for a story idea

Had to pick between Gloomhaven and Spirit Island for our weekly group

Heard a guy at the library say he gave up on coding because his code was 'too messy'

Cleared 100,000 cubic yards on the river project and it hit different

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