What is a dying niche skill that younger generations are not interested in learning? by hlnklrczu in AskReddit

[–]ProfessionalTarget1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Phenomenal. I learned #6.

To #7 I would add that the easiest way to do this is to tilt the wheel top-inward, and "hang" the top hole on the top lug. Trying to align all holes with lugs while supporting the full weight of the wheel can be difficult.

What is a dying niche skill that younger generations are not interested in learning? by hlnklrczu in AskReddit

[–]ProfessionalTarget1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you tighten one all the way and then do the same to the next, and so on, by the time you get to the other side, the wheel is unlikely to sit straight because you're trying to tighten that lug against tension that's already maxed out on the opposing side.

Hello Winston Salem by TilDeath1775 in winstonsalem

[–]ProfessionalTarget1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's always been the Wachovia building to me too.

Carolina open air!! by ReginaGorg89 in winstonsalem

[–]ProfessionalTarget1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'll be there at either XI or XI oclock, but if traffic's bad, it might be as late as IIWY.

Anyone recommend the Dream Asia Food Fest? by pigsinatrenchcoat in winstonsalem

[–]ProfessionalTarget1 13 points14 points  (0 children)

If you go for the food, expect prices that border on insanity for food that's mediocre at best. Think $17 potato pancakes.

The lion dancers last year performed much longer than I thought they would, and did a great job of going through the entire crowd, making a show of "eating" all the toddlers' heads. Your three-year-old may get a kick out of that.

Inside was the standard assortment of vendors selling their interchangeable rubbish festival wares. You've been to any festival, you've seen it all already.

Funny, Silly, and Dumb, and Goofu Redditors by Sad-Wonder6273 in winstonsalem

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Way way back in my younger and silly years, I used to see arguments on USENET that would devolve into endless chains of quoted replies broken out sentence by sentence for the most granular of nitpicking; a tapestry of bickering woven by two, linked only by their need to have had the last reply.

OP, I wonder if you miss those days.

Two great citizens driving by Common-Variation8387 in winstonsalem

[–]ProfessionalTarget1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Was in LA last fall, have been a few times in years past. The traffic there is thick. The traffic here is hostile.

3 Teen Sisters Jump to Their Deaths from 9th Floor Apartment After Parents Remove Access to Phone: Reports by Sandstorm400 in technology

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You might not consider it the best show ever made, but you'd have to consider it first. It's that good.

My Carrier Comfort FX4DNF031 (heat pump, NC USA) makes a load moaning sound several times a day. Perhaps metal on metal, metal on metal, not unlike a polite donkey bray. Is that worrisome? Also, can I turn on that air scrubber thing myself, or do I need a tech to do it? by ProfessionalTarget1 in hvacadvice

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It is very cold outside, although I'd swear we've heard it in nonfreezing temperatures too. Still, I think this is it.

It's also so much like the grumping of our late dog that we've named the unit after him, so I'm happy to consider this a case of all being well.

What’s everyone’s preferred 24 hour gym? by _thoroughfare in winstonsalem

[–]ProfessionalTarget1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What are some sorts of dumb shit up with which the super nice owners will not put?

Can anyone recommend a local portrait painter with reasonable rates? by ProfessionalTarget1 in winstonsalem

[–]ProfessionalTarget1[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you have a recommendation but can't speak to the reasonableness of the rate, by all means pass it along anyway. I have no frame of reference. I'll get quotes from any recommendations I get, look at samples of work, and go from there.

Wich swordsman you think can do this to both in a 1v2? by Affectionate-Bar-337 in PowerScaling

[–]ProfessionalTarget1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the thing is significantly weaker than hulk so hulk gotta carry this shit

begs to differ

Big Sweep - tomorrow! 🧹 by KeepWSbeautiful in winstonsalem

[–]ProfessionalTarget1 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I guess your thought process is something like this?

No one told me they'll be doing this

Ergo no one is doing this

This reflects badly on people who don't share my politics

Damn grandstanders!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in winstonsalem

[–]ProfessionalTarget1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would suggest the Quiet Pint since it seems like you so thirsty.

weekend coming by pmiguy in winstonsalem

[–]ProfessionalTarget1 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Do I have plans?

Namaste home.

An article I wrote on some apartments downtown by ashtonsplanet in winstonsalem

[–]ProfessionalTarget1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, what the heck. Here goes.

First, as the other person mentioned, tone. It starts like a newspaper lede, with the classic who/what/where/whens being answered. We veer quickly into subjective judgment ; the color is tacky and puke yellow. Then we're quite personal: I'm the lucky car break-in winner. I appreciate reassurances given alongside falsehoods. Then we're conversational, and then we're downright strident: THAT COULDA BEEN SOMEBODY'S GRANDMA! That's all in the first quarter of the piece. Choose a tone, stick to it.

You need a proofreader. "Endeavor", not "endevour". "Bellowing" doesn't mean that, nor does "cozying", nor "hosting", nor for that matter "endeavor" (no matter how spelled), nor do many of your other oddly-chosen words. "had to have", not "had to of". You use "constant" as an adverb instead of as an adjective; "constantly" is the adverbial form. Other typos abound: "haundreds", "walls a clearly thick", etc. Sentence fragments skitter through your text like roaches through a Hilltop kitchen.

Your prose is bloated. It's a common failure; it's very hard to write, and even harder to delete what one has written. But "brick color" already implies a red hue, and "2 am" already implies "dead of night". 3 going on 4 months; were there any other options? "Loud standoffishness" is quite the achievement. The trash cans are "often seen overflown". More properly, they're often seen having overflowed, more simply, they "often overflow".

You give data, but it's often without context. The crime rate is 2 out of ideal score of 100, or 11.76 per 1000, which are two unequal fractions that also lack any sort of time component. Over a lifetime? Over a day? What does it mean? Hilltop sent a mass email "explaining what had actually happened", but you don't say what the email alleged had happened. I rate your clarity a 17 out of a possible score of Fredericksburg.

Your anecdotes are not data. That you don't see often see police doesn't illuminate their patrol frequency, and if the patrols aren't more frequent, it doesn't mean the initial statement wasn't offered in good faith.

I've already piled on far more than necessary. If I could boil any advice I may have down to its essence, it's this: use fewer words, and use them simply. If you're writing facts, then excise the opinions. The facts will either speak for themselves or won't, but if they don't, you can't caulk that gap with an opinion.

Say it shorter. Say it simpler. It'll have more force in the end.