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1d ago

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PSA: A firefighter in Boise told me he sees a lot of chimney fires from pellet stoves

Has anyone tried those rotary brush attachments specifically made for pellet vent pipe? A buddy of mine used a standard chimney brush for months and it just pushed the glaze around instead of actually scraping it off. The pro who came out after his close call had this specialized scraper with carbide tips that chipped that hard buildup right off.

1d ago

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Fixed a 20 year old VCR from a thrift store, actually got it working

Runs like a beast" lol I mean if you're into that vintage life sure. I get the charm but honestly Betamax was dead for a reason. Sony made some solid machines but the format war was over before most of us were born. Good luck finding tapes though, that's the real treasure hunt.

1d ago

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Spent 5 months doing variables wrong in Python before a coworker saw my screen

Yeah, the "id" thing got me too. I used "id" as a variable name for a database script once and Python just kept throwing weird errors. Took me two days to figure out I was shadowing the built-in function. Now I always run a quick check for reserved words before naming anything.

4d ago

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I was dead wrong about copper fungicide for oak wilt

Twelve years of hating on copper and now I owe it an apology. Guess I'll be buying stock in the stuff after this little redemption arc. Funny how a storm and some neighbor's dead oaks can make a believer out of you.

5d ago

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Found out my chain was 2 links too long for 6 months

Dude same. I ran a too-long chain for almost a year and wondered why my shifting was always loud.