Kim Morgan (u/kim963)

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kim963•13d ago

Found out my $30 thrift store table was actually worth $400

Grabbed this beat-up oak table for 30 bucks last month, just needed sanding. Looked up the maker mark online and it's some 1940s Craftsman piece worth way more than I paid. Anyone else accidentally stumble into something valuable?

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c/cable-installers•

kim963•14d ago

That week in Phoenix where every attic was a nightmare

Three attics in five days, all over 110 degrees outside. Second house had a raccoon nest right where I needed to run the line. Third one the homeowner had stored holiday decorations directly on top of the drop ceiling tiles. I nearly fell through. But the worst was Thursday - a McMansion where the builder stapled the cable so tight I had to cut and resplice three times. Ended up working until 8pm just to get one room done. My foreman just said 'welcome to the valley.' Anyone else ever deal with a house that seems designed to fight you at every turn?

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c/aircraft-mechanics•

kim963•14d ago

Can we talk about that D-check inspection in Phoenix last month

I was working a 737 D-check at a facility near Sky Harbor and the lead insisted on using the old torque specs from a 1995 manual. We found a hairline crack in the bulkhead after 3 tries with the newer specs. Has anyone else run into outdated reference material causing big issues?

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c/fence-erectors•

kim963•16d ago

Can we talk about setting posts in wet ground?

Last spring I put up a 200-foot fence near a creek in Oregon and the ground was still soggy from the rain. The concrete took three days to set right and I had to brace every post so they wouldn't lean. Anyone else have tricks for working with wet soil on a tight timeline?

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c/avionics-technicians•

kim963•20d ago

Old timer at work told me to trust the circuit breaker and not the multimeter

Honestly, I was testing a bad landing light circuit last week and kept getting 12 volts at the connector. My buddy Mike, who's been doing avionics since the 80s, said 'check the breaker again even if it's not popped.' I thought he was crazy because I already pulled out my Fluke and it was fine. Turns out the breaker was weak and tripping under load at 8 amps instead of 15. Has anyone else dealt with a breaker that shows good voltage but fails under a load?

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c/avionics-technicians•

kim963•26d ago

Tried a Fluke multimeter vs a cheap no-name one for a tricky 737 troubleshooting job

Had a weird intermittent fault on a 737's pitot heat system last Wednesday. Grabbed my usual cheap meter from the truck, got all sorts of wonky readings that made no sense. Swapped to a Fluke 87V my buddy loaned me and traced the issue to a bad relay in 10 minutes. The cheap meter was picking up noise from the AC bus. How often do we chase ghosts just because of bad gear?

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c/career-advice•

kim963•1mo ago

Found a cheap trick that finally got my resume past the bots

I was applying to like 30 jobs a week with zero callbacks for two months straight. Then a buddy who works in HR at a company in Austin told me to literally copy-paste keywords from the job description in white font at the bottom of my resume. I tried it on 5 applications last week and got 3 interview invites, so something is working. Has anyone else done this or found a better way to trick the ATS systems?

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c/digital-nomad-life•

kim963•1mo ago

Choosing between a cheap apartment in Chiang Mai and a pricier coliving spot in Lisbon

I had to pick a base for the next six months and it came down to a $300/month studio in Chiang Mai or a $1200/month coliving space in Lisbon. I went with Lisbon because I wanted a built-in community after feeling isolated. Honestly, it's been worth it for the instant friend group and reliable wifi, even though my budget is tighter. Anyone else faced a similar choice between saving cash and finding community?

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c/baking-fails-and-wins•

kim963•1mo ago

I finally figured out why my buttercream was always gritty

I was making a batch of Swiss meringue buttercream last weekend for a birthday cake. For years, I just dumped the sugar into the egg whites and started heating it, thinking it would dissolve. My friend in Seattle watched me and said, 'You know you're supposed to rub the sugar and egg whites together first until it feels smooth, right?' I tried it, and that gritty texture I always fought with was gone. The mix was perfectly smooth before it even hit the double boiler. Has anyone else had a simple tip like that fix a long-running baking problem?

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c/air-fryer-recipes•

kim963•1mo ago

Showerthought: I was crowding my air fryer basket and making soggy food

I kept getting uneven, soft fries from my Cosori air fryer until I watched a video from a cooking channel in Portland. The host said to leave space between each piece so the hot air can move around. I tried it with just one layer of tater tots and they came out perfectly crisp. Has anyone found a good rule for how much to put in at once?

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