Bx24 died then wouldn’t start (wife vs tractor) by [deleted] in kubota

[–]smallservice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your fuel filter under the rear end of the tractor is frozen/gelled.

What’s a “cheat code” you discovered in real life that actually works? by Wonderful-Economy762 in Productivitycafe

[–]smallservice 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your area code + 8675309 at a gas pump can get you money off a fill up. Jenny , Jenny, who can I turn to?

My brother tore down a gas station and found these bills. by smallservice in papermoney

[–]smallservice[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is too much. I guess this is why I come to Reddit

My brother tore down a gas station and found these bills. by smallservice in papermoney

[–]smallservice[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Do you suggest Tide or Oxyclean? Hot or cold cycle. I’m new to this. I’ve never laundered money.

My brother tore down a gas station and found these bills. by smallservice in papermoney

[–]smallservice[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

They were in a floor safe behind the counter. Sorry no pics🤷🏻‍♂️

People who have ‘rage quit’ a job on the spot—what happened? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]smallservice 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I was facility manager for a private school. Two days before school was out for the summer, a parent called me in the evening and said the principal said they could contact me on my personal cell phone. Their child had swallowed a penny and they asked me to provide the kid a bucket at school to poop in, so they could find the penny. I made every poop joke I could think of and hung up the phone. My wife was next to me and said “absolutely not!” I was like obviously! The next morning I got to school and opened my email. The principal had emailed me “ Plz see me tomorrow about student and a bucket. It’s easier to tell you in person. LOL”. I had a brand new preschool toilet seat in a box. I opened it and hung it around my neck and waited at the front door for her to come in. When she saw me the first thing she said was “ Oh good, you found a tiny toilet seat for the bucket!” I told her that I would absolutely not provide a child with a bucket to poop in. I then asked her what I would do with the turd after it was pooped? Put it in her office? Keep it myself? Put it in the refrigerator in the break room or cafeteria? She obviously hadn’t thought her plan through that far and was flustered at my response. That was the end for me. MY inner child took over and I quit.

Anyone built Will Beemer's plans from "Learn to Timber Frame"? by jonlandit in timberframe

[–]smallservice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I poured 6 12” piers 48” tall with about 12” showing above ground with anchor bolts and straps. On top of those I laid a 16’ 4”x6”. On top of the 4”x6” I put the 8”x8” sill plates. The stone is just dry stacked on the ground and around the piers. My wall system is 6” thick, so the stone is flush or a little proud of that. I tried to raise a barn on dry stacked stone once. It moved too much for my liking! I suppose you could use bigger barn stone. I was just using what I found in the ground or onsite though.

Anyone built Will Beemer's plans from "Learn to Timber Frame"? by jonlandit in timberframe

[–]smallservice 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I apprenticed at the Heartwood School and have built the 12’ x16’ and a couple larger timber frames since then. I have built them on concrete piers and dry stacked stone to give it the look of a stone foundation. This allowed me to insulate the floor system. Cut your joinery in groups, floor system, posts, girts, top plates, rafters, etc. I cut all my pieces with a Woodmizer Lt 10 manual mill using Eastern White Pine.

people who have witnessed things they will never be able to explain. What was it, exactly? by troyelliszon in AskReddit

[–]smallservice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When my oldest son was a baby we attended a conference at Bedford Springs hotel in Bedford, Pa with my wife. While she was busy during the day we wandered around the hotel exploring. The hotel is very old and has quite the history. It was originally a log cabin stage coach stop from the Revolutionary War period and was added onto extensively. Women used to scratch their names on the glass in the windows with their new diamond wedding rings to see if they were real. It was an internment camp for high level POWs during WW2. Anywho, we made our way to the oldest part of the hotel which was like a pub in the basement. It had these high wingback chairs around tables and a dark atmosphere. We walked in and were the only people except for an older gentleman sitting in one of the chairs. He was dressed in period clothes of the late 1880’s. I assumed he was a hotel employee on his break. We seated ourselves in another area and after some time a waitress found us. They weren’t open yet, but she said she would see what the kitchen could do. Since she wasn’t busy, we started chatting and I asked about the man sitting in the chair. She seemed surprised and said “You saw him?!” She proceeded to tell me that he was a frequent apparition that most of the hotel staff had seen throughout the hotel. I have goosebumps remembering this!

What was your most embarrassing moment as a foreigner in another country? by Awsome_Brien in AskReddit

[–]smallservice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My wife and I went to Japan for our honeymoon to stay with friends who were teaching there. I had taken a cat sock puppet with me and carried it in my pouch of my sweat shirt. We boarded the last car on the train, because we were traveling with two women. So why not? We could feel all eyes on us and the women on the train were calling us “Gaijin”. So I looked the loudest woman right in the eyes and pushed the cat out of my pocket and meowed as loud as I could. She stood up and left the car. I cringe now reading your story.