Patricia Perez (u/patricia_perez74)

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I thought legacy games were just a cash grab until I played Pandemic Legacy Season 1

My group in Austin finally convinced me to try it last month, and we finished the whole campaign in four sessions. The way the game changed permanently after each play, with stickers and torn up cards, actually made our choices feel heavy. Now I'm looking for something with a similar impact but maybe a fantasy theme. What legacy game gave your group that 'wow' moment?

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c/bicycle-mechanics•

patricia_perez74•2mo ago

A stripped pedal thread turned a quick fix into a four hour nightmare

A guy brought in a nice road bike with a creaky crank. I figured it was a simple pedal swap, maybe thirty minutes tops. The left pedal came out fine, but the right one was seized solid. I soaked it in penetrating oil, used my longest wrench with a cheater bar, and heard that awful crunch. The aluminum crank arm threads were completely stripped. What should have been a basic job turned into drilling out the old pedal stub, tapping new threads, and installing a helicoil insert. The whole mess took over four hours, and I only charged for one. Has anyone else had a simple pedal removal blow up like that? What's your go-to method for a really stuck pedal before things get ugly?

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c/behind-the-smile•

patricia_perez74•2mo ago

My kid's birthday party last weekend was so hard to get through

We had the whole thing at the park with cake and games. I was smiling and taking pictures the whole time. But inside I was just thinking about the hospital bills from my mom's surgery. I kept having to go to the bathroom just to take a deep breath. How do you handle big family events when you're carrying something heavy?

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c/electronics-repairers•

patricia_perez74•2mo ago

A customer in Phoenix brought in a vintage Atari 2600 that had been in a flood, saying 'if you can't fix it, just tell me what parts to salvage'.

I spent two evenings cleaning corrosion with a 99% isopropyl bath and a fiberglass pen, and the look on his face when it powered up made the whole messy job worth it, so what's your best save on a seemingly dead piece of gear?

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c/appliance-repairers•

patricia_perez74•2mo ago

Heard a guy at the supply house say 'I never check the door switch on a no-spin washer, it's always the motor'

That's a fast way to eat a callback fee. I found a busted switch on a Maytag just yesterday, fixed in 15 minutes. Anyone else got a 'shortcut' you hear that makes you cringe?

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c/appliance-repairers•

patricia_perez74•2mo ago

TIL my old way to find parts for older fridges is basically dead

For a long time, I kept a big list of local parts houses and would call around for stuff like old Frigidaire ice maker gears. About 3 years ago, I started using a specific online cross-reference tool instead. Now, I just punch in the model number and it shows me 5 suppliers with stock and prices. It cut my search time from maybe an hour down to 10 minutes. What's your go-to method for tracking down parts for units that are 15+ years old?

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c/bricklayers•

patricia_perez74•2mo ago

Warning: I mixed a small batch of mortar with a different brand of lime on a chimney repair in Denver

I was finishing a repoint job and ran out of my usual type S lime, so I grabbed a bag of a different brand from the supplier. The mix felt fine going on, but after two days the joints were still soft and crumbly, not setting right at all. I learned that even with the same spec, the particle size or purity between brands can really mess with the cure. Has anyone else had a mortar fail because of switching lime mid-job?

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