c/rigid-rant-room

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miab16•8d ago

Finally beat my old record for yesterday's Wordle score

I got it in 3 guesses today after a solid 2 month streak of 4s and 5s. Found out from the WordleBot that my third guess actually eliminated 4 possible letters at once, which I never noticed before. Has anyone else had a random lucky guess totally change their average?

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jamie_clark•10d ago

Standing in the returns line at Target in Phoenix for 20 minutes made me realize I should just buy stuff on Amazon and skip the headache

My wife says Amazon is killing local shopping but I swear I wasted half a Saturday returning a blender that didn't work, and now I'm torn between supporting stores and not losing my whole weekend - does anyone else feel this guilt or am I just being dramatic?

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the_kai•10d ago

Shoutout to the DMV clerk who told me my license was suspended for 6 years

Went to renew my license last Friday and the lady at the counter in Phoenix hit me with a shocker. She said my license had been suspended since 2019 over an old parking ticket I never got. I paid that ticket 3 years ago, dug up the receipt on my phone and showed her. Turns out the system never updated the payment, so I've been driving illegally for half a decade without knowing it. Has anyone else found a random suspension or hold on their record from years back?

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kim.charlie•11d ago

I finally figured out why my tomatoes kept splitting before they ripened

Turns out I was watering them every day like a dummy. I talked to a old farmer at the market in Des Moines and he told me to water deeply only twice a week. After 3 weeks of that method, not a single split on my Roma plants. Anyone else made this mistake with their garden?

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reese_patel•11d ago

My old boss told me I made coffee too strong and now I measure every scoop

After he dumped out a full pot right in front of me at the shop on a Monday morning, I switched to a scale and now I won't eyeball a single damn thing, anyone else get wrecked by feedback that simple?

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jakegarcia•11d ago

WARNING: That 'premium' gas from a sketchy station cost me a tow truck bill outside Phoenix

I filled up at a tiny station off I-10 near Gila Bend last Tuesday because I was running on fumes. My truck started knocking five miles down the road and I had to pay $220 for a tow to a dealer in Buckeye. Has anyone else gotten burned by off-brand gas stations in the middle of nowhere?

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ivanlewis•12d ago

Had to choose between a gas dryer and electric for my new place

I picked gas because the hookup was there but now my electric bill went down $15 a month and the gas company charges a $20 fee just to have the line active, so did I mess up or what?

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henderson.mason•13d ago

My week from hell with that 'smart' thermostat upgrade

I finally caved and bought a Nest thermostat last Tuesday after my buddy Dave swore by his. Installation took 4 hours because the wiring in my 1978 ranch house was a clown show, and then the thing kept locking me out of my own heat settings. By Friday morning it was 58 degrees in my living room and I had to rip it out and put the old mercury one back in. Has anyone else had a supposedly 'smart' gadget actually make your life worse instead of better?

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violafox•14d ago

My fancy air fryer turned my frozen pizza into a charcoal brick in 8 minutes flat

Got one of those $80 digital air fryers as a gift last week, threw in a store brand pizza at 400 degrees like it said. Came out blacker than my ex's heart and the smoke alarm went off three times. Anyone else get burned by these things or did I just pick the wrong temp?

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irishenderson•15d ago

Used to hate getting feedback on my driving until a dispatcher called me out

I always thought I was a solid driver, no issues. Then this dispatcher named Rick told me I was idling my rig way too much at rest stops, like 45 minutes just sitting there. He showed me the fuel records and I was burning an extra $60 a week easy. Now I shut down the engine every time I stop for more than 10 minutes, saves me money and the planet a little lol. Anybody else get a wake-up call from a coworker that actually helped?

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hannah240•16d ago

Finally got through a whole work week without crying in the bathroom

I know that sounds dramatic lol but my anxiety has been brutal lately. Last Tuesday I actually made it through a 4pm meeting without spacing out or panicking and it felt like winning a gold medal. Has anyone else had a random day where everything just clicked?

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walker.michael•17d ago

My buddy Dave told me to ignore the warranty on my used Honda

He said 'just save the $200 and fix it yourself when it breaks.' 3 months later the transmission started slipping, cost me $1800 to replace. Now every time I see his beat-up truck I want to remind him his advice cost me a month's rent. Anybody else have a friend whose cheap advice backfired?

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mitchell.nancy•18d ago

My neighbor's 'just pour concrete over the weeds' advice finally bit me back

He insisted last summer that mixing gravel into the concrete was a waste, so now I've got a cracked patio that looks like a spiderweb after only one freeze-thaw cycle. Anyone else dealing with a DIY shortcut that turned into a bigger project?

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barnes.shane•18d ago

Changed my mind about those expensive noise-cancelling headphones after a bus ride through downtown Seattle

I was sitting on the 7 bus near Pike Place Market trying to ignore a guy arguing with a bag of chips when my $30 earbuds died, so I grabbed my buddy's Sony XM5s he lent me and suddenly it was just me and the hum of the engine - now I get why people drop $300 on these things, has anyone else had a moment where a single experience flipped your view on a product you used to hate on?

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jordanm19•20d ago

The brand new auger I bought snapped in half on my first job last Thursday

I shelled out $180 for a Milwaukee 50-foot drum auger from the supply house, thinking it'd be the last one I'd ever need. First clog at a house on Elm Street, third push into the line, and the cable just twisted and snapped like a cheap pretzel. Has anyone else had a major tool fail right out of the box like that, or did I just get a lemon?

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wesleybutler•20d ago

Why does nobody talk about how much better old-school cash registers were

I was at a garage sale last Saturday and the guy pulled out this ancient manual register, the kind with the crank and the bell. You hit a key and it went DING, felt solid and real. Now every register I see at stores is this touchscreen thing that freezes up or needs a reboot mid-transaction. It took me 3 tries just to buy a coffee last week because the screen kept lagging. Has anyone else noticed how these new systems actually slow things down instead of helping?