Richard West (u/richard_west5)

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My neighbor called me out on my recycling bin last month

He pointed out I was putting plastic bags and styrofoam in the blue bin, which just gums up the whole sorting system. I had no idea our local plant in Springfield can't process that stuff. So now I take those to the grocery store drop-off instead. How many other simple rules are we all getting wrong?

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c/butchers•

richard_west5•15d ago

Heard a customer at the shop say they'd never buy a blade roast

I was wrapping up a shoulder cut yesterday when a guy at the counter told his friend, 'I don't get the point of a blade roast, it's just a tough piece.' My boss, without missing a beat, said, 'Slow cook that with some onions for six hours and tell me it's tough.' It made me realize how much we assume customers know about the cuts we sell. How do you all explain the best uses for the less obvious cuts?

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c/arborists•

richard_west5•16d ago

My climbing line got stuck in a squirrel's nest yesterday

I was finishing a removal on a big oak in Springfield and pulled my rope through the last crotch. It just stopped halfway down. I looked up and saw my line tangled in a huge mess of leaves and twigs about thirty feet up. My ground guy just laughed and said, 'Looks like you're buying the new rope.' Had to climb back up and cut the nest apart to free it. Anyone ever have a squirrel sabotage their gear like that?