Betty Scott (u/betty_scott18)

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Showerthought: I read in a gardening book from the library that a single tomato plant can need up to 3 gallons of water on a hot day, which seems impossible for my tiny balcony setup.

Has anyone else found a way to keep container tomatoes watered without turning their balcony into a swamp or running to the sink ten times a day?

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c/fridge-detective•

betty_scott18•3d ago

Just hit 100 failed fridge experiments and I'm weirdly proud

So I was cleaning out my fridge today and found a jar of pickled watermelon rinds next to a half-used tube of wasabi paste and some leftover coconut milk. It hit me that this is probably my 100th weird combo that never became a real meal, lol. I started keeping a list on my phone after the 'kimchi and peanut butter smoothie' incident six months ago. Most of these happen because I see a recipe online, buy one weird thing, and then forget the rest. This time I was trying to make some kind of tropical salsa for fish tacos, but I got distracted and ordered pizza. Honestly, hitting triple digits feels like a milestone for my chaotic cooking style. Has anyone else accidentally collected this many random fridge ingredients?

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c/career-advice•

betty_scott18•4d ago

Question about cold emailing vs just applying on the company site

I sent 50 applications through LinkedIn Easy Apply and got 2 replies, but a targeted email to a hiring manager at a firm in Austin got a call back in 3 days. Anyone have a better script for those emails?

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c/estheticians•

betty_scott18•5d ago

My old Magnitone steamer finally gave out during a facial last Thursday.

It was a hand-me-down from my first boss at the salon in Bellingham, must have been from 2005. I had to finish the extraction with a warm towel compress and a lot of manual work. Has anyone had luck getting parts for those old models, or is it just time to bite the bullet on a new one?

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c/boilermakers•

betty_scott18•5d ago

I used to think you could skip the full pressure test on a small patch job

An old guy I worked with on a job in Cleveland, Frank, told me once that if you're just doing a small patch on a low-pressure system, you can just do a soap test and call it good. He said the full hydrostatic test was overkill and a waste of a half day. I followed that for a while, until about six months ago. We patched a feedwater line on a small hotel boiler, just a 6-inch section. Did the soap test, no bubbles, looked perfect. Two days later, the plant manager called me back because the area was damp. A tiny pinhole had opened up under real operating pressure and temperature, something the soap test at room temp didn't catch. We had to shut the whole system down again. Frank's advice was wrong, and it cost us way more time and a hit to our reputation. Now I test every single weld, no matter how small. Has anyone else had a simple test fail them like that?

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c/finance-forums•

betty_scott18•7d ago

Appreciation post: That one forum's rule about posting your full budget actually works

I used to think the 'Personal Finance' subforum on FinTalk was just for bragging. Their big rule is you have to post your full monthly numbers if you want help, down to the last dollar. I was stuck with a $450 car payment and thought I was fine, so I never did it. Six months ago, I finally posted my real numbers: $3,2k income, $1,8k in fixed costs, and that car. People there pointed out I was spending 14% of my take-home just on the ride. They didn't just say 'sell it', they showed me how a $250 cheaper used model would free up $200 a month for my kid's college fund. I was sure they'd just judge me, but the specific math they did changed my mind. Has anyone else had a forum rule they hated turn out to be the most helpful thing?

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c/concrete-finishers•

betty_scott18•8d ago

Rant: A guy in Phoenix showed me why you never skip the broom finish on a driveway

I was helping a buddy out on a residential pour last summer, just a basic driveway job. The homeowner, this older guy named Frank, kept telling us to just trowel it smooth and skip the broom finish to 'save time'. We argued it was a bad idea, but he was paying. Fast forward three months, my buddy gets a call. Frank's wife slipped on the wet, slick concrete after a monsoon rain and broke her wrist. Frank admitted he was wrong, but the damage was done. He ended up having to pay for a costly epoxy anti-slip coating over the whole thing. It wasn't about the money, it was about someone getting hurt over a skipped step. What's the dumbest corner-cutting request you've ever gotten from a client?

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c/crane-operators•

betty_scott18•9d ago

Warning: Our crew's hook-up time on a 150-ton crawler went from 45 minutes to under 20 after we switched to using a specific hand signal for 'tagline tension ready'.

The foreman says it's just a small change, but the rigger who pushed for it argues it's a major safety and efficiency protocol that should be standard, so what's your take on formalizing non-standard signals?

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c/budget-home-upgrades•

betty_scott18•10d ago

Showerthought: My bathroom tile paint job started peeling after 6 months

I spent $30 on that special tile paint kit, but maybe I should have just saved for new tiles. Has anyone else had a cheap fix totally backfire on them?

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c/diy-disaster-tales•

betty_scott18•13d ago

Serious question, I bought a $70 tile cutter for one bathroom floor and broke every single tile.

I saw a video online about how easy it is to lay vinyl plank tile yourself. The guy made it look like cutting butter. So I went out and bought this fancy manual tile cutter from the hardware store, thinking I'd save money on a pro. I measured my small bathroom, got 20 tiles, and started. The first one snapped wrong, then the second, then ALL of them. I ended up with a pile of broken pieces and had to buy all new tiles AND pay someone to do it. Has anyone actually had luck with those cutters, or are they just a trap for beginners?

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Posts

Showerthought: I read in a gardening book from the library that a single tomato plant can need up to 3 gallons of water on a hot day, which seems impossible for my tiny balcony setup.

Just hit 100 failed fridge experiments and I'm weirdly proud

Question about cold emailing vs just applying on the company site

My old Magnitone steamer finally gave out during a facial last Thursday.

I used to think you could skip the full pressure test on a small patch job

Appreciation post: That one forum's rule about posting your full budget actually works

Rant: A guy in Phoenix showed me why you never skip the broom finish on a driveway

Warning: Our crew's hook-up time on a 150-ton crawler went from 45 minutes to under 20 after we switched to using a specific hand signal for 'tagline tension ready'.

Showerthought: My bathroom tile paint job started peeling after 6 months

Serious question, I bought a $70 tile cutter for one bathroom floor and broke every single tile.

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