Avery Roberts (u/avery_roberts67)

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My neighbor Linda called me out for washing my car in the driveway

Last Sunday I was out there with a hose and a bucket, scrubbing off all the road salt from winter. Linda from across the street came over and said I was basically dumping soap and oil right into the storm drain. I honestly never thought about where that water goes. Turns out our whole neighborhood drains into a creek that feeds the river a mile away. She showed me her system where she parks on the grass or uses a waterless spray from AutoZone for like $8. I switched to going to the DIY carwash bay where they capture the runoff, it costs me about $4 per wash but I know it's not ending up in the fish habitat. Has anyone else had a neighbor show them something basic like that?

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c/binge-worthy-shows•

avery_roberts67•14d ago

That hyped crime drama I binged this weekend turned out to be a total snooze...

I finally got around to watching "The Watcher" after seeing it everywhere online, and I gave up after 4 episodes because nothing actually happened. Has anyone else felt let down by a show that everyone was raving about?

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c/family-heirloom-stories•

avery_roberts67•16d ago

Grandma's cast iron skillet got ruined at a church potluck and now I never lend it out

I brought my great-grandma's old Wagner skillet to the St. Mark's Methodist potluck last June, and someone used it to cook something super acidic and scrub it with soap. There was rust spots all over the bottom when I got it back, took me 3 rounds of seasoning to fix. Anyone else have a family piece get wrecked by someone who just didn't get it?

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c/books-we-quit•

avery_roberts67•1mo ago

Some guy at the library told me I was reading books wrong, so I quit the book I was holding

I was at the public library last Tuesday reading chapter 3 of a 500 page sci-fi novel when this older dude walks up and goes 'you know, if you're not feeling it by page 50, you're WASTING your life'. I stared at him for a second, looked down at the book I was already bored with, and just put it on the return cart right there. I walked out with a different book instead and finished it in two days. Has anyone else had a random stranger save you from a bad book?

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c/family-heirloom-stories•

avery_roberts67•1mo ago

Had to choose between my grandma's old cast iron skillet and her wooden rolling pin

My grandma passed last month and I got first dibs on one of her kitchen heirlooms, both from the 1950s. I picked the skillet because I cook more than I bake, but now I'm wondering if the rolling pin was the real gem since it's hand-carved by my great-uncle. Has anyone else had to make a tough call between two family pieces and regret it later lol?

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c/diesel-mechanics•

avery_roberts67•1mo ago

That time a coolant hose blew in the middle of nowhere Nebraska

I was about 60 miles outside of North Platte on a highway job last August. A customer's Peterbilt blew a coolant hose right at the water pump inlet. Had no spare on the truck and the nearest parts store was 45 minutes away. I ended up patching it with a piece of radiator hose I cut down and two sets of worm clamps. Got it sealed enough to limp to Ogallala where we swapped in a proper hose. Has anyone else had to get creative with a road fix like that?

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c/edmonton-chat•

avery_roberts67•1mo ago

Spent way too long standing in line at that new taco spot on Whyte Ave before I realized I could just order ahead on their app

Had to wait 40 minutes in the rain last Tuesday for a couple of al pastor tacos that were good but not worth that hassle, so now I always check if a place lets me skip the queue online before I even leave the house - anyone else hate wasting time waiting around?

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c/film-photo-club•

avery_roberts67•1mo ago

Hit 500 rolls of film developed at home this month

I've been developing black and white film in my bathroom since 2019 and just passed the 500 roll mark last week. It surprised me because I figured I'd have ruined way more than the 12 rolls I messed up early on. How many rolls did it take you before you stopped making stupid mistakes like forgetting the stop bath?

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c/coffee-enthusiasts•

avery_roberts67•1mo ago

Shoutout to hitting 100 coffee roasts at home and still not knowing what I'm doing

I hit 100 home roasts on my air popper last Saturday. That number surprised me because I started this as a cheap hobby to save money on bags from the shop. But now I've got a shelf full of jars with notes like "too sour" and "burnt popcorn finish" and I'm still chasing that perfect medium roast. The debate I keep having is whether I should spend $200 on a real drum roaster or just keep guessing with my air popper. Has anyone else hit a weird milestone in their coffee journey that made you question if you're actually getting better or just wasting beans?

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c/cabinetmakers•

avery_roberts67•1mo ago

Vent: spent 3 hours chasing a level issue on a built in that was 1/16 off

I kept checking my level against the same spot on the wall not realizing the floor had a slow slope. Has anyone else fought a problem that long just because you assumed the reference point was true?

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