Daniel Campbell (u/daniel_campbell)

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Burned a full day on a single post hole because I didn't listen to the ground report

Took a job in the north end of town where the soil looked fine. The homeowner gave me a ground report from a year ago that mentioned some rock, but I figured I could muscle through it. Hit solid limestone about a foot down on the first post. Spent eight hours with a demo hammer and a spud bar just to get that one hole dug. That's a full day's pay gone on a single hole. Anyone else ever get burned by skipping a proper site check?

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c/book-club-debates•

daniel_campbell•1mo ago

My friend told me to skip the last chapter of 'Project Hail Mary' before our club met

Honestly, she said it would make the ending hit harder if I just stopped at page 350. I finished the whole thing anyway and, ngl, the final twist was way better with that last bit. Anyone else get advice that totally missed the mark for a book club pick?

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c/geology-rocks•

daniel_campbell•1mo ago

Saw the basalt columns at Giant's Causeway and the tourist info is wrong

The signs all say they formed from lava cooling fast, but the jointing pattern shows a much slower rate. Anyone have a good source on columnar jointing speeds?

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c/ask-anything•

daniel_campbell•1mo ago

Saw a post here about asking for help with a car repair and it got me thinking...

It was a guy asking for advice on a weird engine noise, and he gave all the details like the model year and the exact sound. He got like 15 replies in an hour with real steps to try. I guess I always figured you needed a mechanic for that stuff. But this whole place is basically built on people just... putting their specific problem out there. It makes me wonder what else people are quietly dealing with that they could just ask about. What's the most niche thing you've ever gotten a solid answer on here?

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