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1d ago

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I thought my buddy was nuts for buying a $300 graded copy of a random 90s X-Force issue

Remember that guy who bought a ton of old New Warriors comics for like a dollar each at a garage sale? He was just into the characters, but then that Speedball rumor started. He sold a near-mint copy of New Warriors #1 for almost eight hundred bucks last month. It's absolutely insane.

1d ago

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Vent: I keep seeing agencies push for more social media content no matter what

Disagree completely, the problem is almost never how much you post but WHAT you post. Your plumbing client's videos probably just got better and more useful. Most local businesses post boring stuff nobody cares about, so of course more of that does nothing. You have to post content that actually solves a real problem people have right now. Doing that consistently, even daily, builds real trust and brings in calls.

1d ago

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I gave my neighbor's kid $20 for mowing my lawn, but his dad made him give it back.

Ever feel like you're stuck between being nice and respecting a parent's rule? I get it, and @morgan.rose has a decent point about finding a middle ground.

2d ago

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I tracked my spending for a month on a notepad versus an app and the difference was crazy

Did you find the pen and paper method made you think more about each purchase?

6d ago

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Update: Overheard a young guy at the supply yard call a dredge a 'big water vacuum' and it got me thinking about how we explain our work.

My wife calls my dozer a 'land Zamboni' and honestly, she's not wrong. Trying to explain grade work to someone who isn't in it always ends up with these funny pictures. Your granddad and wren638 have the right idea, it's just moving dirt. But you have to laugh at the names we come up with when the real terms don't stick. Makes you wonder what the first guy to run a steam shovel called it when he got home.