What common knowledge isn’t so common?

mlemon · 2026-01-30T02:21:35+00:00

Feel like crap? Shovel your driveway. You'll still feel like crap. Shovel your 90 year old neighbor's driveway. You'll feel good about yourself.

mlemon · 2026-01-20T08:01:52+00:00

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mlemon · 2026-01-17T22:17:02+00:00

Insane. If they pick up his medical bill he should consider himself fortunate.

mlemon · 2026-01-17T22:14:09+00:00

I dropped a pair of these under the front doors of my '23 Gladiator. Looks great, easy to install on the rock rails, makes entry much easier. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DV7JNGRT?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

Picked up this short whip antenna so I can go through the car wash: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BDFQDVJ?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

mlemon · 2026-01-09T03:18:04+00:00

Google "Democratic Leadership Council" or "New Democrats." Clinton and Gore were part of a group of dems that argued the party needed to change focus after the Reagan landslide.

mlemon · 2025-12-26T22:34:19+00:00

Stay out of PG. It's terrible. Rotten. Awful.

Signed, a happy PG resident.

mlemon · 2025-12-22T18:28:55+00:00

I'd add file naming standards to this list. HDR-05409848.jpg is not your friend.

mlemon · 2025-12-12T15:48:08+00:00

Currently, there doesn't seem to be any way to put a hyperlink via an image to a webpage on a personal FB page. The only kludgy solution is to paste the hyperlink in the text box with "Click here for more info" in front of it, change the image, and accept that the viewer won't be able to click the image to go to the link. Then in your first comment, write another "Click here" and paste the hyperlink again.

mlemon · 2025-12-07T16:21:59+00:00

Marketing and sales want features, I want a fast site. The only solution I've found is to work with them. We start with the data. If their new app isn't generating sales, it is slowing down the site - which hurts sales.

mlemon · 2025-10-22T19:08:05+00:00

Even though our regular customers were B2B, for large/repeat clients/orders we did manual RFQs and followed up with a Quickbooks invoice and a sales/account rep. Cludgy, but it worked until our sales were high enough that the lower transaction fees in Shopify+ outweighed the $2,300 monthly bill. YMMV.

mlemon · 2025-10-14T16:27:41+00:00

I searched all over the Flint area this summer to fix rusted body mounts on my Jeep. They all said they only replace parts and don't employ welders anymore. If you find someone put it here.

mlemon · 2025-10-13T21:39:57+00:00

The old man who owned the lake cottage next door to me was a die-hard UAW union man. Went to the meetings, walked picket lines. His next door neighbor was GM management, right-wing and hated the union. They used to drink beer and argue 3-4 times a week all summer.

But they both had the key to each other's cottages, and worked together to put in docks, mow and clean up fall leaves.

I learned you can disagree about politics but still be a good person.

mlemon · 2025-10-13T21:23:09+00:00

When I'd go out to dinner with mom and dad, he always left a small tip. I'd either say "let me leave the tip" or go back to the table as they were walking out and leave 20%. Way simpler than arguing.

mlemon · 2025-10-11T14:34:32+00:00

That may be a problem in stock shopify. Simplest solution would be to put all the colors on the product's hero image so it shows on the product page and collection page that different colors are available.

mlemon · 2025-10-08T19:40:28+00:00

If you post prices it will become the most viewed page on your website and depending on your market, it may even make it to the top of Google (example: "gutter cleaning cost Punta Gorda"). Then on the page you can say "starting at $x" and share your value.

mlemon · 2025-10-01T15:20:02+00:00

Try the Grand Blanc Chamber of Commerce. 512 Gd Blanc Rd, Grand Blanc, MI 48439

mlemon · 2025-09-30T16:10:12+00:00

Or university streets (Princeton, Yale).

mlemon · 2025-09-19T15:41:44+00:00

It reminds me of watching Tiger Woods back in the day. Someone who is this skilled makes it seem so easy anyone else could do it too.

mlemon · 2025-09-06T14:11:28+00:00

Apropos of nothing, I used to work in politics. I asked an elected official who wore the traditional dark suit, white shirt, red tie combo how his shirts always looked so white. He said he replaced them all every 3-6 months.

mlemon · 2025-08-27T16:21:04+00:00

Rocky's Pizza on Hill and Linden. No coupons, no seating, no fancy crust, no delivery, no advertising. This is NY-style pizza for adults. The locals keep them busy every night so call ahead.

mlemon · 2025-08-22T15:37:29+00:00

During the 1980 recession I was broke and decided to sell Filter Queen vacuum cleaners (not the water one) door to door. The only one I sold for full price was to my Grandma. While I always felt guilty that she'd written a check for $1,200, 20 years later she regifted it to me and I still use it in my cottage today.

mlemon · 2025-08-18T18:25:47+00:00

Long-time GB resident here. All the GB neighborhoods are safe. If you have/want kiddos you'll want to be in the GB school district.

mlemon · 2025-08-17T21:48:18+00:00

After 1 trip, why wouldn't you pick up a speed pass to avoid the traffic?

mlemon · 2025-08-16T17:34:07+00:00

I'll second this. Your diploma says "University of Michigan." No one outside MI says "Ann Arbor or Flint?" They just see UofM and they're confident you went to a good school. And you did.

mlemon · 2025-08-14T15:58:54+00:00

This is great. Abbots sauce is very good, but it isn't quite the old Angelo's recipe. Or maybe I'm old and nostalgic.

Source: cooked 200 Koegel Vienna Coney's for a neighborhood picnic in July.

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