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c/core-memory-talk•kimmurphykimmurphy•27d ago

My first time trying to fix my bike chain when I was 8

I was in my garage in Toledo, my dad was at work, and I just started pulling the chain with my hands. I got grease everywhere and the chain popped off the sprocket completely. I had to walk it to the shop down the street, feeling like a total mess. That little fail made me way more patient with stuff that seems simple now. Anyone else have a core memory of a small project going sideways as a kid?
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knight.felix
Ah, the classic grease baptism.
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lindag33
lindag3327d ago
Grease everywhere is a rite of passage, like knight.felix said. A cheap rag on the workbench saves so much trouble later. That patience you learned is the real tool you walked away with.
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lindag33
lindag3327d ago
Honestly that cheap rag tip is the real deal. Tbh I learned that one the hard way after my first few projects. Grease gets into everything if you let it. That patience feels like a superpower once you finally get it. Ngl it's the difference between loving the work and just being frustrated.
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