Vera Martinez (u/veram99)

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Spent $35 on a capacitor tester and it saved me a return trip to a rental property yesterday

I had a fridge that kept tripping the breaker in a duplex. Could have been a compressor, could have been a bad start relay or capacitor. Instead of guessing and swapping parts, I used the tester to check the capacitor in about 30 seconds. It was dead. $14 part and I was done. Has anyone else found a tool like this that paid for itself fast?

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c/digital-nomad-life•

veram99•28d ago

Vent: Tried coworking in a WeWork for 3 months vs just working from my van in Sedona, and honestly the van won by a mile

The WeWork was $300 a month and I spent half my time fighting for outlets or listening to someone's loud Zoom call, while my van setup cost me nothing extra and I had the red rocks as my view, so has anyone else ditched the expensive coworking spaces for something way simpler?

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c/binge-worthy-shows•

veram99•1mo ago

Unpopular opinion: I actually skip the first 3 episodes of Better Call Saul every rewatch

Everyone says you have to sit through the slow start for the payoff, but I jumped straight to episode 4 last time and I got way more into it without the boring setup. Has anyone else tried skipping the pilot or early episodes of a show you love?

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c/bullet-journaling•

veram99•1mo ago

Pro tip: A talk with my cashier about her bujo totally shifted my outlook

I was buying a new notebook at Target and the cashier noticed it, then she showed me how she uses just one daily log for appointments, tasks, and notes like Ryder Carroll says. She said 'my brain doesn't need a whole system, just a place to think,' and that really hit me because I've been overcomplicating my own setup with 8 different collections.

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c/brand-loyalty-wars•

veram99•1mo ago

I dropped $500 on a 'professional' brand of climbing rope that frayed after just 6 months, while my buddy's cheaper one is still solid.

So is this a case of paying for the name and getting burned, or did I just get a bad batch, and what's a brand you'd actually trust with your life on a wall?

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c/digital-marketing-strategy•

veram99•2mo ago

Need recommendations for a solid video production agency

We're doing a complete website revamp and want to add a high-quality brand story video to the homepage, plus a few short product demos. Can anyone recommend a great video production company that handles everything from scripting and storyboarding to the final edits?

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