• Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
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    16 hours ago

    With the plumbing example, the first time was a training exercise and doesn’t count.

    • Track_Shovel@slrpnk.netOP
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      13 hours ago

      I met a marine mechanic once - he fixed Argos afterwards, which is how I met him. His saying:

      One [nut] for me, one for the bilge.

      • vulgarcynic@sh.itjust.works
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        9 hours ago

        Thank you to everyone in this thread who made me feel part of a community of my peers online for the first time, in a long time.

        Every plumbing project (even yesterdays quick upgrade of the kitchen faucet) is at least a 2 tripper. Each time I finish one I swear I’m never moving again. Then, 5 years later, I’m fixing the previous owners mishaps “one last time”.

        To all the people who’ve bought houses I lived in, I’m sorry for all of the " what was that idiot thinking" moments I’ve caused you. Ha

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          To all the people who’ve bought houses I lived in, I’m sorry for all of the " what was that idiot thinking" moments I’ve caused you. Ha

          Hmm from what you said it’s more like, “Yup, I can see what shit the last guy had to fix. Thanks friend I’ll never meet.”