Laura Palmer (u/palmer.laura)

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Overheard a contractor at Totem talking about unpermitted basement suites

I was grabbing some lumber at Totem on 99th last week and heard a guy telling his buddy he'd done three basement suites this year without pulling a single permit to 'save the client money'. He said the city only checks if someone complains. That made me think about how many places in Mill Woods or Clareview might have unsafe electrical or plumbing because someone cut corners. Has anyone actually had the city come check their reno after the fact?

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palmer.laura•10d ago

My hands were shaking but I secured the pipeline clamp anyway

Was on a job yesterday replacing a section of underwater pipeline. The current picked up out of nowhere, and I could feel my heart racing. But I remembered my training and focused on one task at a time. I managed to get the new clamp in place and tightened it down. When I surfaced, the boss gave me a nod, which felt pretty good. It's those little moments that make all the practice worth it. Just wanted to share with folks who get it.

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2d ago

My uncle swore by his paper map trick for finding new hiking spots, but it backfired on me.

Maps don't lie, but landscapes do change. Maybe add a modern satellite check to the old method.

2d ago

Warning: I think the push for 'sustainable' fabric blends is creating a lot of weak, pilling garments.

Okay but is it the blend itself, or maybe just a bad fabric from that one mill? (Like, not all cotton is the same quality either, you know?) Sometimes a company will use a cheaper recycled source that makes weaker fibers, and then blame gets put on the whole idea of sustainable blends. It feels like we're throwing the baby out with the bathwater here. Sure, there's greenwashing, but that doesn't mean every single recycled blend is doomed to pill. Maybe the problem is more about chasing the cheapest "eco" option instead of a good one.

4d ago

I was sure learning C was a waste of time for web stuff

Totally get that, C makes everything else make sense.

5d ago

Had to pick between a $2000 combi oven and a new walk-in cooler compressor last month.

Saw a whole thing about this in a trade magazine last month. They said a new oven only helps if your current one is the main thing holding you back. Sometimes the bottleneck is actually your mixer or even your cooling space. You gotta figure out which piece of equipment is slowing you down the most before you drop serious cash. Otherwise you just have a fancy new oven waiting on the same old slow stuff.

7d ago

My old boss in Omaha told me to always dry-age ribeyes for 28 days, not 21, and the extra week makes a crazy difference in flavor.

Yeah, 28 days is the sweet spot...