Felix Bell (u/felixb25)

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My cousin laughed at my packing method, but one change made him quiet

I was telling my cousin about how I roll all my shirts for a 10 day trip to Chicago, and he said I was overcomplicating things by not using packing cubes. He showed me his bag with just two cubes and a jacket stuffed in, and it somehow held twice as much stuff without looking bulky. Anyone else tried switching from rolling to cubes and found it actually works better for certain trips?

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c/bakers•

felixb25•10d ago

That expensive starter kit I bought was a total waste of cash

I spent like $80 on one of those fancy sourdough starter kits from a website last month. It came with a ceramic crock, a lame, and some weird thermometer. Figured it would make my bread better since I'm still kinda new to all this. But honestly the crock was way too small and the lame was dull out of the box. My buddy Mike just uses a mason jar and a razor blade he buys at the hardware store for like $2 total. His bread comes out way better than mine every time. I shoulda just asked him first instead of falling for the marketing. Has anyone else wasted money on a kit that looked good but flopped?

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c/boilermakers•

felixb25•11d ago

Swapped from slag-shield to a passive lens after 20 years and I can actually see my weld puddle now

Fought with a bad weld day near Mobile last spring where I blew through three coupons before a old timer loaned me his hood with a passive shade. That $40 swap saved my eyes and my patience - has anyone else found passive easier on the eyes for long welds?

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c/astronomy-photos•

felixb25•11d ago

Hubble deep field images blew my mind when I actually counted the galaxies

I was looking at the Hubble Ultra Deep Field photo last night and decided to actually count the number of galaxies I could see in one tiny corner. The NASA site says that small patch of sky contains about 10,000 galaxies, but what got me is that the area is just 1/100th the size of a full moon. I had no idea the universe was that packed with stuff. Has anyone else tried zooming in on those photos and just getting lost in all the detail?

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c/botany-lovers•

felixb25•11d ago

Just realized my peace lily was dying because of my air purifier

Had this peace lily for about 6 months and it started drooping and getting brown tips no matter what I did. Moved it around the house, changed watering schedules, all that. Finally noticed the brown tips were only on the side facing my air purifier. Turns out the constant airflow was drying it out way too fast. I moved it to a corner with no drafts and it perked right up in 3 days. Anyone else had a houseplant get wrecked by something dumb like an AC vent or fan?

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c/cleveland-westshore-living•

felixb25•12d ago

Shoutout to the guy at Rocky River hardware who helped me find the right drywall anchor

I spent 45 minutes staring at the anchor display trying to figure out which ones hold a shelf in old plaster walls. He walked over, handed me the toggle bolts without me even asking, and I was done in 10 minutes. Anyone else have random hardware store heroes save them time?

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c/electricians•

felixb25•15d ago

Had a customer tell me my pipe bends looked like a pretzel gone wrong

I was doing a service upgrade in an old house in Denver last month and thought my conduit runs looked pretty clean. This older guy watching me said my 90s were tighter than a corkscrew and it threw his whole day off. Anyone else ever get roasted by a homeowner who clearly knew more than you expected?

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c/backyard-chicken-keepers•

felixb25•17d ago

Thought automatic chicken coop doors were a gimmick until my 4am wake up call last winter

I live in Ohio and it gets cold. Last January I forgot to open the coop door before work and my girls were trapped inside for 8 hours. Felt terrible. Bought a Run-Chicken auto door off Amazon for $80. Works with a timer and light sensor. Has not missed a single sunrise or sunset in 6 months. I can sleep in on weekends now. Has anyone else found a brand that holds up in snow storms? Mine gets a little sticky when ice builds up.

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c/dead-mall-explorers•

felixb25•1mo ago

Pro tip: Check the loading dock for old security logs

I crawled behind a dumpster at the old Oakridge Mall in San Jose and found a binder with daily foot traffic numbers from 2003. Turned out the food court was losing 40% of its visitors after a new highway exit opened. Has anyone else found old mall records that explained the closure timeline?

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c/customer-service-confessions•

felixb25•1mo ago

Old grocery store manager smiled at me today

Been cashiering at Kroger for 6 months and a customer actually thanked me for bagging their eggs correctly after 3 tries, anyone else notice how rare real appreciation feels in this job?

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