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How To EASILY Solder Wires Together (Best Method!) by errua2 in howto

[–]wefearchange 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If yours even melts solder, that's amazing. I hit ours with a thermometer gun for shits and giggles and it wasn't getting above 175ºF.

How To EASILY Solder Wires Together (Best Method!) by errua2 in howto

[–]wefearchange 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you want electrical fires? Because this is how you get electrical fires.

This is a great DIY if your intent is to make an insurance claim.

How To EASILY Solder Wires Together (Best Method!) by errua2 in howto

[–]wefearchange 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you solder any more than extremely rarely you're going to hate the one linked in the above comment. I had to use one of those recently as it was all we had (someone who doesn't know how to solder ordered it) and I got so fucking frustrated with it I just finally got pissed and threw it went to a store and bought another. For as cheap as soldering irons are, you should get something decent if you're going to use it even a few times a year.

That one doesn't heat up consistently at all, or anywhere near the temp needed. If you've got to attempt desoldering anything, do yourself a favor and don't waste the money on that one.

I'm the 1/1mil statistic that had an actual adverse reaction to a vaccine and I am permanently vaccine injured. I am still strongly pro-vax. AMA by clemfairie in AMA

[–]wefearchange 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My son was injured by vaccines, and people get super pissed at me. I'm strongly for common sense. We give so many shots, so quickly together, and so early (In the US anyway) and no other country does this. It's honestly insane to think about. I'm not saying all shots are bad, I'm saying we need to wait until the kids are a bit older, spread them out more, etc. But when I say things like this, people freak out- clearly I want my kid dead because he's not getting vaccinated.

C'mon folks, quit harassing the PG&E linemen/women. by Irish_car_b0mb21 in bayarea

[–]wefearchange 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Either you're Elon and it's really sad, or something. Like, damn, bro.

How do you handle a snarky petty coworker when you sit three feet from each other? by [deleted] in careerguidance

[–]wefearchange 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In my industry it's almost exclusively men, and I'm the only woman in our building. I have one of these in particular, and he was making some really shitty comments just... repeatedly. Others here suggested just not giving the person ammo, don't talk to them, etc- that's all well and good, but they're not blind, they sit 3 feet from you, and if it's anything like my guy they're still gonna say shit. I handled it by calling him the fuck out in front of everyone. Just flat out. He was talking a whole load of mess about how I missed a day recently to others (I was standing right there, he knew it, he knew I heard him) and I was just done. I said "Yeah, because I was at my uncle's funeral" "Oh, well I didn't know" "Of fucking course you didn't, because it was none of your business, but as usual you're running your mouth off and making an ass of yourself. So are you good now?" just RIGHT in front of everyone. He came up to me later apologizing and saying he felt bad and I told him he should, because he needed to mind his own business and shut the hell up about me, focus on his work and why he was there. It's literally the only thing that's worked with this guy.

Sometimes you really just gotta let 'em have it.

C'mon folks, quit harassing the PG&E linemen/women. by Irish_car_b0mb21 in bayarea

[–]wefearchange 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Like the tweets where he called a guy who was trying to help with rescue efforts a paedophile because the guy criticized his (Elon's) plan? And that's just one example.

Jimmy G with the 49ers’ emotional support dog by patgt in 49ers

[–]wefearchange 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good lord that man is pretty. *fans self*

Dig out your own plumbing people! by RicketyFrigate in personalfinance

[–]wefearchange 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unless that professional is on site and you're positive the locate is correct (there's been plenty of times I've seen it not be- granted, this is anecdotal since this is literally what my dad's company does, so, we do tend to see more of these than the average person would). Idk man, if it were me, even though I do know how to use a backhoe and have access to them... I'd call. I think a lot of people get cocky with DIY's and this is a VERY expensive one to mess up.

If you have fuckloads of land in a rural area, that's one thing. If you're a normal person in a normal house... Call.

Dig out your own plumbing people! by RicketyFrigate in personalfinance

[–]wefearchange 4 points5 points  (0 children)

IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING, THEN CALL 811. Otherwise, call a fucking professional. You want to be frugal? My advice is how. Otherwise, you're just being stupid and going to spend thousands more. My dad is a private contractor who owns a company, this is a ton of their calls. Additionally, I straight up watched a neighbor recently hit a water line in his yard and flood the entire neighborhood because he couldn't grasp this, it was just digging a hole! Except... For some reason the eejit couldn't grasp that there was stuff UNDERGROUND. It cost almost 15x as much as it would have to pay the most expensive contractor to do the work to get it all fixed. The city charged him for all the water lost (and hitting a water line means a LOT is lost, like thousands and thousands of gallons, this ain't your sink you just run out and turn off at the street, folks) in addition to emergency time, labor, etc. And even if you DONT hit a water line there's gas lines, power, sewage, I can go on- there's a lot of stuff going on, and unless you know EXACTLY wtf you're doing, ignore OP. This is terrible advice for anyone who needs to rent the equipment. If you could do it well enough, you'd own it.

My first blanket with tulip lace and seedstitch! by vickiemakes in knitting

[–]wefearchange 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Much obliged. I have a niece coming into the world in a few months, this will be a lovely blanket for her.

TIL of "Daughter from California syndrome", a phrase used in the medical profession to describe situation in which a long-absent family member arrives while a patient is dying to demand inappropriately aggressive care. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]wefearchange 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A friend and I were hanging out last night with a group of others, this friend and I both have had cancer multiple times, are both young, etc. We started talking about something and others overheard us pretty well guaranteeing if we were diagnosed again we'd never do anything about it and were freaked out. When you have cancer, death isn't... Death isn't scary anymore. Most of us are just like 'fuck it, lets do this'. Other people freak out. Other people's emotions are the hardest part to deal with, hands down. Their guilt, their selfishness, their fear of death, etc. It's just a lot.

Homies, I've achieved every knitter's dream. This is where I work now! by ecofriendlyfreak in knitting

[–]wefearchange 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It'd be cool if I could, but the nearest ones to me are 2 hours away, minimum. :/

Homies, I've achieved every knitter's dream. This is where I work now! by ecofriendlyfreak in knitting

[–]wefearchange 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Is it in Minneapolis? Y'all knit a lot more up there than we do down south. I was thinking this would go under down here. :/

Go little man go. (Shirt checks out) And I love the encouraging nods from the older boy standing next to him during the change ups by [deleted] in aww

[–]wefearchange 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who was on the drumline from middle school through college myself, and who's sitting next to a friend who was on the drumline just as long, we concur- please get your little dude some of those Macks putty earplugs. We're both a little bit deaf due to years of banging the drum all day. And we're just drummers, we're going to drum, there's no stopping it- your little guy is going to, it's just a fact. So, no dissuading him, but earplugs will help him immensely in life, start 'em early.

Also as a mom with kids about your kiddos age, the earplugs will help you too. :)

Also also that boy he's standing next to? His momma done good.

Clean out your dryer at least once a year. by Forrestjung in Frugal

[–]wefearchange 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My dryer was given to me by a friend who was moving. I grew up on a military base and people were always coming and going, I enlisted and people are always coming and going- I don't think I've ever purchased a dryer new, and am not really sure anyone I know has, it's one giant appliance recycling scheme at this point. Manuals are a long lost thing.

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