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4h ago

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Dropped $60 on a special book light and it still can't beat my phone flashlight for reading in bed

Three nights of that thing falling off my book and I'd be ready to throw it across the room. I went through three different brands before giving up and just using a headlamp. The red light setting on my Black Diamond saves my wife from getting blinded and stays put on my forehead no matter how I'm laying. Probably cost me thirty bucks but I use it for everything from camping to fixing the mower blades, so it pulls double duty. Your mileage may vary on comfort though, some folks hate wearing a strap to bed.

4h ago

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Hit $50k on a single cordless drill before it finally died yesterday

I see where you say "used it every single day framing houses" and "dropped it off a 12 foot ladder onto concrete twice." Look, I get being proud of a tool that lasts, but I think that kind of abuse is exactly why you only got four years out of it. Dropping a drill from that height twice and running it through a downpour pushes any tool past its limits. To me, 50 jobs over four years isn't that impressive when you consider the rough treatment. I've got a basic Dewalt from 2008 that's seen maybe 30 jobs total, but it's still running fine because I take better care of it. Maybe the real story here isn't the drill's toughness, but how hard you were on it.

14h ago

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Had to choose between a gas range and induction cooktop for my new kitchen.

My all-clad still leaves marks on my glass stove no matter how careful I am.

1d ago

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Spent 4 hours debugging a missing semicolon last night

Wait, your roommate spotted it in literally 10 seconds?

1d ago

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Spent 6 hours fixing a leak under a sink that I thought would take 30 minutes

Always take a picture of the part before you leave for the hardware store.