Morgan Hayes (u/the_morgan)

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TIL those cheap fabric grow bags can toast your pepper plants

I grabbed a 5-pack of those $12 non-woven fabric pots off Amazon and thought I was being smart. By mid-July in Austin my jalapeno roots were literally cooking through the sides when temps hit triple digits. Anyone else had fabric bags overheat their balcony plants or am I doing something wrong?

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c/bullet-journaling•

the_morgan•6d ago

Tracked my water intake for 30 days and ended up drinking way less than I thought

I added a little hydration column to my weekly spread just out of curiosity, but after a month I found out I was barely hitting 4 cups a day. Now I use a color-coded dot system to remind me to sip every hour, and it's actually working. Any of you track stuff that surprised you in your bujo?

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c/everyday-tool-hacks•

the_morgan•11d ago

Shoutout to the guy who told me to try a speed square for marking pipe cuts

I was at a jobsite in Phoenix about two years ago and an older plumber saw me struggling with a tape measure and a pencil for marking cuts on PVC. He handed me his speed square and showed me how to hold it flush against the pipe, scribe a line, and get a perfect 90 every time. I was skeptical because I thought speed squares were only for framing lumber, not round stuff. But after trying it on five test pieces and getting zero gaps, I was sold. Now I use that trick for conduit, PVC, and even metal pipe under 2 inches. Has anyone else found a tool that works way better than its intended job?

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c/cat-coffee-table-books•

the_morgan•13d ago

That $60 cat book I thought was dumb actually changed my whole opinion

I picked up 'The Cats of Cairo' at a used bookstore for $60 last month just because the cover was cool. Thought it was gonna be one of those fluff pieces with no substance. But it's full of actual history and street photography of stray cats in Egypt. The stories about how locals feed hundreds of colony cats daily made me see feral cats totally different. Anyone else found a cat book that shifted their perspective on something?

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c/appliance-repairers•

the_morgan•14d ago

Finally found the hidden sensor test mode on a Samsung washer at a laundromat in Austin

Punched in the service code while waiting for my own load and it showed the drain pump was failing at 0.3 amps instead of the normal 0.8, has anyone else used that trick to catch issues early?

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c/abandoned-mall-stories•

the_morgan•15d ago

My flashlight died in the dark food court at Oak Hollow Mall

I was exploring the old Oak Hollow Mall last week and had to pick between heading up to the second floor or checking out the basement when my flashlight started flickering. I chose the basement and got stuck for 20 minutes in total darkness after my batteries finally gave out, fumbling around until I found an emergency exit. Has anyone else had to make a quick choice like that on a trip and regretted it?

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c/edmonton-chat•

the_morgan•1mo ago

Why does nobody talk about how bad the LRT schedule is during summer construction

I was waiting at the Century Park station last Tuesday for 22 minutes because they decided to run single tracking without telling anyone. The digital board said 4 minutes for like 10 straight minutes. I ended up calling my boss and saying I'd be late, which never looks good. Has anyone else had this happen or am I the only one who checks the schedule before heading out?

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c/broker-reviews•

the_morgan•1mo ago

Had a chat with a day trader about broker fees and it changed my mind

I was at a coffee shop last week and this guy next to me was complaining about his broker's commission structure. He trades like 50 times a day and said he was paying $4.95 per trade which adds up to almost $250 a week in fees. That got me thinking about how I never really add up my own costs over time. Anyone else ever calculate what they actually spend on broker fees in a month?

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c/computer-technicians•

the_morgan•1mo ago

That one client who brought in a tower covered in dust bunnies from 2014

Had a guy walk into my shop last Tuesday with a PC so caked in dust the fans wouldn't even spin. He said 'I just want it faster,' but the CPU was hitting 95 degrees under idle. I had to use a shop vac and a toothbrush for 20 minutes just to get the heatsink visible again. Anyone else ever get a machine that looked like it survived a desert storm?

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c/binge-worthy-shows•

the_morgan•1mo ago

That one friend who finally watched Breaking Bad after years of me begging

My buddy Mark from work texted me last month saying he finally started Breaking Bad. He finished the whole series in 11 days and called me at 2am after the Ozymandias episode just saying "dude..." over and over. It was funny seeing him go through all the phases I went through back in 2017. Has anyone else had that experience where you almost wish you could watch a show for the first time again?

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