Wendy Murphy (u/wendy_murphy16)

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My carry-on wheel snapped off in the Madrid metro

I was transferring between lines at Tribunal station last month when the front wheel on my rolling bag just gave out. The whole thing tilted over and I had to drag it awkwardly by the handle for the rest of my trip. Cost me $15 at a local luggage repair shop to get a new wheel put on, but the guy there told me the plastic had gotten brittle from cold weather. Has anyone else had wheels break on budget bags and found a better fix than just replacing them?

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c/coding-for-beginners•

wendy_murphy16•13d ago

Can we talk about how VS Code autocomplete ruined me for Notepad++?

I started learning Python 3 months ago using VS Code with all the fancy extensions. Last week I had to edit a config file on a remote server and only had Notepad++ available. I sat there for 5 minutes just staring at the screen waiting for autocomplete to kick in. It never did obviously. I had to type out every single bracket and comma by hand. That little experiment made me realize how much I lean on those crutches. Has anyone else felt completely lost when switching to a bare bones editor?

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c/easy-upcycle-hacks•

wendy_murphy16•14d ago

Hit 100 repurposed jars last week and it hit me how much I've changed

I was stacking up my latest batch of cleaned spaghetti sauce jars in the basement and realized I had 100 of them on the shelf. Started way back in 2018 when I lived in Cleveland and just wanted to store beans and rice. Now I use them for everything from homemade gifts to organizing screws and it feels like a little win every time. Anyone else surprised by a random milestone from their upcycling habit?

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c/balcony-veggie-gardens•

wendy_murphy16•20d ago

Ditched the plastic pots for fabric grow bags on my balcony and never looked back

I used to think those cheap plastic nursery pots from Home Depot were fine for my balcony tomatoes. But after two seasons of roots circling around and plants getting root-bound by August, I got fed up. Switched to 5-gallon fabric grow bags last spring for my cherry tomatoes and peppers. The difference was night and day, the roots could air-prune so the plants stayed healthier way longer. Plus the fabric lets water drain way better than those plastic pots with just three holes in the bottom. I ended up getting twice the harvest from the same space, like 12 pounds of tomatoes off one plant. My only complaint is they dry out faster in the summer heat so I had to water every single day. Has anyone else tried both and seen a big difference?

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c/backyard-chicken-keepers•

wendy_murphy16•1mo ago

My automatic chicken coop door got stuck open last night at 3am

Came out to let the girls out this morning and found the door wide open from the night before. Turns out the track got jammed with a little bit of ice from the cold snap we had. Anyone else had trouble with their auto doors in winter?

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c/barbers•

wendy_murphy16•1mo ago

Fixed my fading lineups with a 2 dollar spray bottle trick

I was struggling with my edge ups fading after like 2 hours for months. Then an older barber at the shop in Houston told me to mist the skin with witch hazel before applying the razor. Tried it on 3 clients this week and their lineups still looked crisp 6 hours later. Has anyone else tried something simple that made this big a difference?

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c/blacksmiths•

wendy_murphy16•1mo ago

That blacksmith who told me to ditch my propane forge for a coal one was right

I argued with a guy named Tom at a hammer-in in Ohio last summer. He said my $200 propane forge was making my steel too brittle because it wasn't getting hot enough. Tbh I thought he was just old school and stuck in his ways. After ruining three blades in a row I finally switched to a coal forge and my edge retention doubled. Has anyone else had a similar switch that actually worked out?

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c/commercial-real-estate•

wendy_murphy16•1mo ago

Debating whether to gut renovate or just patch up a 1980s office building in Columbus - took 3 weeks to get a straight answer from the city on permits

I spent 45 days just waiting on a zoning variance for a strip mall in Cleveland, which made me miss an entire leasing season - do you push through the red tape or just work around it?

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c/comic-book-fans•

wendy_murphy16•1mo ago

Hit Issue 1000 in my collection and realized I have a Problem

I was just counting my longboxes last night and found out I'm sitting at exactly 1,032 comic books after 12 years of collecting. That number hit me hard because I've never actually added them up before and now I'm wondering how much money I've thrown at variant covers and back issues. How do you guys keep your collection from taking over your whole apartment?

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c/digital-art-showcase•

wendy_murphy16•1mo ago

That $45 Procreate brush pack I bought was a total scam

I dropped 45 bucks on a brush set from some artist on Gumroad last week cause the previews looked amazing. Turned out they were just slightly tweaked versions of free brushes I already had. No texture difference at all. Anyone else get burned by overpriced brush packs?

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My carry-on wheel snapped off in the Madrid metro

Can we talk about how VS Code autocomplete ruined me for Notepad++?

Hit 100 repurposed jars last week and it hit me how much I've changed

Ditched the plastic pots for fabric grow bags on my balcony and never looked back

My automatic chicken coop door got stuck open last night at 3am

Fixed my fading lineups with a 2 dollar spray bottle trick

That blacksmith who told me to ditch my propane forge for a coal one was right

Debating whether to gut renovate or just patch up a 1980s office building in Columbus - took 3 weeks to get a straight answer from the city on permits

Hit Issue 1000 in my collection and realized I have a Problem

That $45 Procreate brush pack I bought was a total scam

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