Jade Kim (u/jade271)

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PSA: my krausen stalled for 2 weeks because of tap water chlorine

I was at a ferment meetup in Austin last month and this guy Jeff asked what water I used. Told him tap and he just laughed lol. He explained chlorine kills a lot of the good bacteria early on. I switched to filtered water and my kimchi took off like crazy the next day. Has anyone else had slow ferments from city water?

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c/estheticians•

jade271•7d ago

Hot stone facials: luxury fluff or legit treatment? I've been split for 5 years

I used to think hot stone facials were just a gimmick to charge extra, like $40 more per session. Then I did one on a client with chronic sinus pressure last March, and she nearly fell asleep on my table. On the flip side, I see other estheticians saying the stones don't do anything a warm towel can't do for way less setup time. The heat is supposed to relax muscles and let serums absorb deeper, but is there real science backing that? I'm curious if any of you have noticed lasting results or if you think it's just a spa upsell. What convinced you one way or the other?

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c/botany-lovers•

jade271•22d ago

Dropped $60 on a fancy moisture meter and it just told me my cactus was fine while it was literally rotting

Ngl, I thought I was being smart avoiding overwatering, but that meter didn't catch the soggy soil in the bottom half of the pot. Anyone else had a tool fail you that bad?

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c/fix-your-old-stuff•

jade271•22d ago

I finally chose glue over nails for my wobbly chair repair

My dining chair leg was loose and I had to pick between wood glue and finishing nails. I went with Titebond III and clamped it overnight for 12 hours. Has anyone else had that glue joint fail on them later down the road?

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c/botany-lovers•

jade271•23d ago

Stumbled on a weird trick to keep my orchid alive...

I kept killing my phalaenopsis orchids even though I followed all the watering guides... then I tried putting an ice cube in the pot once a week instead of pouring water in. Has anyone else tried this or am I just getting lucky with this one plant?

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c/credit-scores•

jade271•24d ago

That moment I realized my 15 year old card was hurting my score more than helping

I was looking at my credit report last week and saw my oldest card has a $300 limit that's been stuck there since 2009, which made my utilization look way worse than it actually is. Has anyone else kept a junk card for the history and then regretted it when you saw the numbers?

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c/credit-scores•

jade271•25d ago

Paid $30 for a credit monitoring app that caught a fake account on my report within 2 days

It flagged a credit card I never opened in Colorado and now I'm wondering if anyone else has had luck with those cheaper monitoring services over the free ones.

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c/blacksmiths•

jade271•29d ago

Just snapped my third hammer handle this month - power hammer vs hand forging on a bad anvil?

I was midway through a damascus billet at my shop in Austin when the hickory gave out and the head flew straight into my forge wall, so do you guys think I'm just hitting too hard or is my anvil base too soft?

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c/appliance-repairers•

jade271•1mo ago

Found a nasty trick with GE washer drain pumps last week

I was at a customer's house in Queens fixing a GE washer that wouldn't spin. Pulled the drain pump and found a kids sock wedged in there, but what got me was the rubber impeller was half melted. Turns out if the pump runs dry for like 5 minutes straight, the friction can warp the housing. I popped a new pump in and it ran smooth, but I told the guy to check for clogs every 3 months. Has anyone else seen heat damage on these pumps or was this a fluke?

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c/board-game-geeks•

jade271•1mo ago

Showerthought: Why does every kickstarter board game need a million minis?

I opened a game from a kickstarter last night and spent 20 minutes just punching out cardboard tokens for stretch goals. Anyone else wish they'd just ship the core game and skip the fluff?

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