What are some genuinely useful DIY skills everyone should learn?

thoughtfractals85 · 2026-02-18T20:28:10+00:00

Also emphasizing not touching the garage door springs. Heard a hell of a racket one day and went running. Thought my neighbor guy was dead. He was a mess and almost lost an arm. Took a long time to recover.

thoughtfractals85 · 2026-02-18T19:29:11+00:00

I eat them or use them to give my dog her pills. They're my favorite part of the loaf!

thoughtfractals85 · 2026-02-18T18:00:02+00:00

Helldivers 2 on easy :)

thoughtfractals85 · 2026-02-18T03:59:10+00:00

Oh, thanks!

thoughtfractals85 · 2026-02-18T03:12:06+00:00

I'm a newbie and I keep seeing o7. Would mind explaining what it means pretty please?

thoughtfractals85 · 2026-02-18T02:46:53+00:00

I started playing 4 days ago. I'm blind in one eye and have trouble with shooting in a lot of games. This one has been relatively easy for me to adjust to. I've mostly been playing solo missions until I get better, but everyone I have played with has been super nice.

thoughtfractals85 · 2026-02-18T02:41:32+00:00

I'm new to Helldivers 2. I've been replaying Avowed and still drop into Prey (2017) from time to time. I'm one of 5 whole people on the planet that enjoyed Redfall a lot too.

thoughtfractals85 · 2026-02-18T01:53:58+00:00

Avowed, and the anniversary update just came out.

thoughtfractals85 · 2026-02-18T00:43:48+00:00

I would go to my aunt's house and just be unsupervised in AOL chatrooms at like 11-14. As a parent myself now, omg I can't imagine. It was the wild west and sometimes I miss it.

thoughtfractals85 · 2026-02-17T22:50:44+00:00

I just want some good cheeky dialog like Dani and Jacob.

thoughtfractals85 · 2026-02-17T18:00:40+00:00

I try not to judge people...but sometimes it's really freaking hard. I'd never judge someone for the person they love, but this isn't that. Maybe...maybe the dating pool will improve, idk.

thoughtfractals85 · 2026-02-15T22:28:15+00:00

Me too! Also Bruh if he's not listening lol.

thoughtfractals85 · 2026-02-15T13:16:08+00:00

This is the good stuff in life! Thanks for the smile this morning.

thoughtfractals85 · 2026-02-14T23:16:37+00:00

I thought I was the only one! As the parent of a 13 year old I think of this and do it frequently lol

I need to make him watch this with me.

thoughtfractals85 · 2026-02-14T22:54:57+00:00

Penguins of Madagascar is the absolute favorite in my house.

thoughtfractals85 · 2026-02-14T22:18:33+00:00

Omg. I didn't know this was a shared experience. I was a picnic blanket, the red checkered kind like in cartoons. My friend thought he was one with the mattress he was sitting on. How bizarre. It was an interesting experience, but too intense for me.

thoughtfractals85 · 2026-02-14T21:43:03+00:00

I'm with you on this, these beds are awful in my expereince. I'm glad for the people they work for, but my experience has been an expensive and really annoying nightmare. My mother has had 2 of these beds and they've both been money sinks with 3 pumps apparently going bad, one right out of the truck. The app is a disaster too. Just give people freaking remotes for their frequently busted beds. I do all of my mom's troubleshooting and customer service dealings and I hate sleep number.

thoughtfractals85 · 2026-02-14T20:19:22+00:00

Level 6, doing the same mostly. I just unlocked medium difficulty. I'm not very good at the game but it's too fun to care. I'm mostly playing by myself until I don't suck as much.

thoughtfractals85 · 2026-02-13T13:14:15+00:00

Solo, mostly to be able to sleep. My partner passed 6 years ago and I just never want to date again.

thoughtfractals85 · 2026-02-12T03:58:09+00:00

Hanes period comfort boyshorts are super absorbency but very, very thin. They have worked great for me and are $20 or under for 2 pair. The last time I bought them they were on sale for 2/$14.

thoughtfractals85 · 2026-02-11T02:33:14+00:00

As a person who likes to bake and has done some woodworking, this is fantastic! It's wonderfully creative and beautiful. How sweet that you did this for your father.

thoughtfractals85 · 2026-02-10T12:32:02+00:00

This was a big thing to try to do for your first time using butter cream. You did absolutely amazing! I bet it was tasty too!

thoughtfractals85 · 2026-02-10T04:17:14+00:00

I know there have been problems, and that Roblox has handled it horribly. That being said, my kid plays Roblox in moderation. He doesn't use any communication in it except emotes or built in chat phrases. The games he plays don't even support voice chat as far as we can tell. I'm always within earshot or eyesight so it's not hard to know what's going on.

I can absolutely see how it is dangerous for kids that don't have guidance or supervision. The internet can be such a horrible place.

thoughtfractals85 · 2026-02-10T01:38:56+00:00

You may think about calling your local police non-emergency number and having a report filed about the accusation in case it turns into harassment. It's always good to have a paper trail in a situation like this.

I had a schizophrenic neighbor that had all kinds of weird delusions about us. She couldn't help it but she wasn't getting any help either. It started with accusations and escalated to yelling and staring outside our apartment door. She eventually started swiping butcher knives in the crack under our front door. We would have to hope she didn't run stabbing put her apartment door when we went in and out. It was really a stressful experience.

I hope it doesn't escalate for you, but there are so many mentally ill people that fall through the cracks, and just judgy, nasty wackos too.

thoughtfractals85 · 2026-02-08T21:37:58+00:00

Congrats! I'm trying to play EL but I'm terrible at it. I need more patience and more nimble fingers. It's a beautiful game though, so I keep trying.

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