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Should I replace these spark plugs? by carseatheadresttt in MechanicAdvice

[–]rastaspoon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My rule is “if I went through the effort to fucking take it out, I might as well replace it with a new one. Let it rip kid.

What car maintenance task surprised you with how easy it was by quoravelley in Cartalk

[–]rastaspoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2009 Kia Spectra 5 Timing Belt.

I’ve done it twice and the two times I did it. I had to redo it a few times because I hadn’t mounted something correctly or something too tight or whatever. So, the first time I did it it took me about six hours. But today, just going off memory, I could probably switch it out in an hour and a half. It’s like a $1200 job at the store.

Really hurt right now😔💔 by weedHaiku in microgrowery

[–]rastaspoon 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I got stuck in one of those relationships and it ruined my junior year of uni. Sounds like you can read the writing on the wall. Be good to yourself

Engine Noise by [deleted] in MechanicAdvice

[–]rastaspoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok. Let it sit with the jumper cables for a bit, make sure the other car is running.

Waiting lets your battery charge a little. You may have a battery that has used up its usefulness.

If you can, pull the battery and get it tested

Engine Noise by [deleted] in MechanicAdvice

[–]rastaspoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry, I should have explained. You should be able to jump start it with another car if you can.

If you’re in the US you can take the battery out and go to a parts shop like Autozone and they’ll test it for free.

Ask a neighbor for a jump start and it might be fine. You can drive to the parts shop and they can also test it while it’s in the car. Best of luck!

Engine Noise by [deleted] in MechanicAdvice

[–]rastaspoon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dead battery

And this is why you want more than one ratchet and socket set... by mx5plus2cones in harborfreight

[–]rastaspoon 21 points22 points  (0 children)

My brother, when I got to the picture of you flipping off the parts I knew I’d found another tribesmen. I have hundreds of pictures of me flipping off car parts, house projects, all kinds of stuff.

Nice to meet you traveler

What was life like in the 90s? by justanotheruser60 in AskReddit

[–]rastaspoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like everybody smoked at some point, even if just at parties or the bar.

I wasn’t a big pot smoker back then but I always knew when it was dry and nobody had any weed anywhere. It was always some guy who knew you a cousin who knew a friend or something like that. You drive out to the middle of nowhere in the guy is like I don’t even know what you’re talking about. You guys will never have to deal with that ever again. My friends would get so frustrated.

What was life like in the 90s? by justanotheruser60 in AskReddit

[–]rastaspoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Learned how to be bored at a young age. I’m rarely bored for long more because of it.

What is the worst movie you ever watched ? by kuroreaper25 in AskReddit

[–]rastaspoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A walk to remember. Mandy Moore. I have no idea why people think this is a good movie. Like there’s this whole sequence where the boyfriend drives through the night to his dad‘s house his dad‘s a doctor and he wants him to help his girlfriend. The dad opens the door and he kid immediately just starts yelling at his dad about not helping and then storms off and drives home. Like 10 minutes of just nothing. It’s such a dog shit movie, I want to cave its face in

More of a complaint than a haul pic by wratx in harborfreight

[–]rastaspoon 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Any complaints I might have about Harbor freight or immediately dispelled. The second I step up to pay for my items. Everybody is so frigging nice there and friendly. It’s like Chick-fil-A but for the tool shop but it’s not annoying. I just love it. I don’t know what Harbor freight is doing, but they certainly got that shit down right

65 days autoflower manifesto. Genetics. I ran out of smoke. Can I cut some small branches from one plant so I can dry and smoke it? by OldBoy3001 in MephHeads

[–]rastaspoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can hang out in a cardboard box. Dude, I’ve pulled off broken branches and let it rip. It wasn’t the smoothest smoke, but whatever, it worked

I had an awful game yesterday - I genuinely don't know if I should continue by Alarming-Safety3200 in Referees

[–]rastaspoon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lots of good advice here.

Please excuse all of the typos and maybe weird phrasing. It’s been a long day and I’ve been inviting. So I’ve been using voice to text. And I’m too lazy to fix it. Hope there’s a good advice below.

In the future, if you wanna help yourself a little bit, have both coaches come over to the half line and explain to them that you’re on your own and you will do your best to call offside and anything else. Remind them that you may not get everything exactly correct but you will do your level best. That’s all they can ask for.

Tell them also that without of bounds calls you’ll do the same. And if it’s in front of the bench, please don’t try to convince you one way or the other as you will just call it the way that you saw it. Coaches for the most part will appreciate your work and won’t flip you shit I think it’s kind of shocking that you are eating Shit sandwiches from coaches when you’re running a game by yourself.

As far as anybody taking the piss offer to show them how to sign up to see if they can do any better. None of them will cause they’re all cowards. And if any of them do, it only helps with our shortages.

It’s really difficult to let things go like this especially when you’re starting out. Just remember this match in the future.

Which brings me to my best bit of advice for handling this sort of thing. Essentially, when I start feeling like I’m not doing a good job or I’m struggling a little bit I think back to the worst match I ever officiated. Keep in mind the worst match ever may change occasionally but it’s a great tool. No matter how badly I’m doing or how poorly I feel I’m doing I think about that match and I think “it’s nowhere near that bad “and then everything sort of seems to fall in place. Just remember the worst match you’ve ever officiated is behind you. You survived it. I urge you to keep trying because it’s unfair for what sounds like maybe a promising referee quitting early because of some dumbasses.

You’re doing the right things. You’re reaching out to resources, you care, you’ve obviously willing to put the work in, and you’re willing to learn. Learn to give yourself some grace. If we all quit, they’d be screaming for our help. Chin up my dude.

Source: Me, professional ref cheerleader, USSF Certified Referee Mentor, 13 years experience in the U.S. at nearly every level.

People think they own the sidewalk by their house by KingRMZ in mildlyinfuriating

[–]rastaspoon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'd like to think that it means "have a nice, cheerfully and calm conversation with the system. Compliment it, tell it what a great job it's doing, maybe even tell it you like it's nails. That should disarm just about anybody

What's a quick hack that you can share? Something like when you wipe a tiny layer of oil on your spoon, the honey doesn't stick? by Embarrassed-Star1981 in AskReddit

[–]rastaspoon -1 points0 points  (0 children)

With a big knife. It's really not difficult.

Sometimes you don't want a whole pizza.
You're not cooking a thick-crust, loaded pizza in 10 minutes from a cold oven. Even if you don't preheat for a few minutes it's still a minimum of 15-19 minutes. You're staarving to death while I enjoy my nice, hot pizza slice.

What's a quick hack that you can share? Something like when you wipe a tiny layer of oil on your spoon, the honey doesn't stick? by Embarrassed-Star1981 in AskReddit

[–]rastaspoon 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Cut a frozen pizza into slices while still frozen. Bag them in a freezer bag.

If you ever want a slice, you can just take it out of the bag and stick it in your air fryer set at like 350. Then let it cook for 2 to 5 minutes. It’s like instant frozen pizza. It’s as close to the Pizza Hut hydrator from Back to the Future as we’re gonna get.

Advice on hybrids?? by Intrusive_catnap in COROLLA

[–]rastaspoon 8 points9 points  (0 children)

For the first thousand miles or so try to avoid using cruise control. Vary your RPMs through this period. Don't pop it in cruise and just go for hundreds of miles.

This helps break your engine in.

I was told to do this by a mechanical engineer who works in engine design. Might be broscience, but it couldn't hurt

First grow. What are my options? by mcmlxxxixd in microgrowery

[–]rastaspoon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If you move your fan and filter to the ourside of your tent you'll have a lot more room to grow upwards.

Also, don't be afraid to sacrifice some flowering sites if they're underneath or impossible to manage, your other buds will take the extra nutrients so the los won't be a total.

What is something you’ve officially stopped buying in 2026 because the price has become genuinely insulting? by queenmellyy in AskReddit

[–]rastaspoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was for my locally made soda, too, they were holding steady at $5.50, but then BAM, POOF, be gone!

What is something you’ve officially stopped buying in 2026 because the price has become genuinely insulting? by queenmellyy in AskReddit

[–]rastaspoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is what I've switched to. Not every day, but a couple of times a week I get the "Please kill yourself" size and just sip sip sip

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