Anna Robinson (u/the_anna)

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Hit 50 trees pruned in one day for the first time last Thursday and I'm still not sure if it was a win or a mistake

I was on a job clearing deadwood and doing shape-ups on a row of mature oaks along a driveway in Aurora. The homeowner wanted it all done before the weekend, so I pushed hard and hit exactly 50 trees in about 9 hours. On one hand, the client was thrilled and I pocketed a solid day's pay, but on the other hand, my shoulder is still barking and I know I cut a few corners on cleanup. I didn't do any full climbs on the bigger ones, just handled the lower stuff, so the quality might not be there compared to a normal pace. I'm wondering if grinding out a high number like that is worth the wear on your body and the risk of missing something. Do you guys aim for a specific tree count per day or just go at a steady rhythm? Has anyone else hit a new record and later regretted it?

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c/appliance-repairers•

the_anna•5d ago

Picked OEM part over cheap knockoff for a Whirlpool washer lid switch.

After three replacements in six months I spent the extra $40 on the genuine part. Has anyone else had luck with aftermarket parts or do you stick with OEM?

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c/fermentation-station•

the_anna•22d ago

Tried lacto-fermenting garlic with a 2% brine instead of 3% and got a weird slimy texture

Last month I was on a garlic kick (I put it in everything) and decided to try a lower salt brine to see if it would speed up the ferment. Well, after about 10 days the cloves got this slimy coating that freaked me out. I did some digging online and apparently that can happen with garlic when the salt is too low - something about bad bacteria getting a foothold before the good bacteria takes over. Tossed the whole batch and went back to 3%. Has anyone else had this happen with other veggies at lower salt levels?

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c/disability-claims-ca•

the_anna•25d ago

Binder & Binder vs Law Offices of Norman J. Homen for SSDI?

I need to appeal my SSDI denial here in California. I'm stuck between going with a massive national firm like Binder & Binder or a more regional one like Law Offices of Norman J. Homen. Thoughts on which is better?

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7h ago

My AI content calendar went completely off the rails last Tuesday

I mean, I get what you're saying @jamies45 but I think we're all kinda missing something here. Those systems aren't just following bad loops, they're also amplifying them way faster than a human ever could. That's the part that gets me. Like yeah, the human messed up the setup, but 47 posts in an hour? A person couldn't do that even if they tried. So maybe it's not just about testing, it's about building in those hard stops from the start. I swear half these tools assume you'll never make a mistake.

1d ago

My new AI assistant completely failed to understand a simple request about my schedule

Does it also need a polite reminder to actually keep the attendees?

4d ago

Found out the hard way that aircraft lubricants expire way sooner than I thought

Congrats, you found the secret to making your landing gear extra slippery... and unsafe.

4d ago

DAE see installers skipping the ground bond on fiber terminals

3 AT&T terminals in a row at an apartment complex in Charlotte last month with no bonds. The ground bars were just sitting there with the nuts loose like someone forgot to finish the job. How do you even walk away from that?

5d ago

I finally stopped ignoring criticism about my 1970s road atlas

treating it like art when it was supposed to be a reference tool first" - man, that line really got me too. I have a 1968 USGS topo map of the Sierra Nevada that I bought framed because the hand-drawn hachures and faded blue rivers looked so beautiful on my wall. Then a geology nerd friend pointed out the contour lines were from surveys done in the 1910s and showed glacial features that had receded by like a mile. Now I can't unsee it. I ended up printing a modern topo overlay on tracing paper that I can lay on top when I want to actually use it for hiking planning. Did you end up using a specific pencil grade for your corrections? I've been switching between 2H and HB to keep them erasable but visible.