Problem- in most meetings if you don’t speak up right away the meeting moves on and you’ve lost the opportunity.

Nice. I love Swedish axes, when made right. They just feel so...like you're Thor.

Good tips, I've used many of these for years.

I use ice for spider bites usually. Had a pretty bad infection and swollen arm and my friend told me to use ice, was gone by the end of the week

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At least the bite is gone

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Put your phone out of reach.

Yes but the clock starts ticking the moment you combine the ingredients, not the moment you begin scrubbing. The fact that this concept was omitted from the initial post demonstrates that OP doesn't really understand the chemistry, and this misunderstanding casts doubt on OP's claims. Nowhere in OP's post, or any post that supports the use of vinegar & baking soda, is a recommendation to mix immediately before use and discard after 10 minutes.

Eh. I haven't had a single problem with anything I have purchased from Home Depot.

Not all jobs are for everyone. The first thing you need to decide is if this is the right job for you. It's very different to be stern with a coworker or vendor than it is with a client. I'm very stern with my coworkers and vendors, and justify it by "doing what's best for the company", but I don't ever want to interface with clients. I hate upsetting or disappointing them, and I would not feel happy at such a job.

Holy shit, that’s terrifying. Lowes should pay him in damages.

Gransford bruks or some such. Had the Scandinavian Forrest axe, fine axe indeed. Spent 180$ on it but still can't spell it. Hickory handle and good heat treated head.. since we're talkin axes

It's fine for builder grade product, which is exactly it's target market.

I had an accounting instructor that lived by 'I always want to pay a little in so I am not doing an non-backed interest free loan to the government.'

Simplest way to understand it is to first figure out your tax brackets for Federal, State and Local. It's a progressive rate, meaning that the first $30k you earn is taxed at one percent, the next $50k is taxed at a slightly higher amount, the next $60k is taxes an even higher rate, and so on. If you find the rates, it should tell you the exact thresholds.

Then figure out what your taxable income is. It should show this pretty clearly on the W2.

If you main or lost any money gambling or in the stock market, you can include that too. However, if you earned money on a stock that you held for at least a year, those earnings are taxed at a lower rate than regular income for federal.

If you have dependents, then figure out how much you can deduct or credit from them.

I assume you are probably going to use the "standard deduction", which you can also look up with the tax brackets. Subtract that from your new taxable income.

With your final taxable income minus deductions, you can the use the different federal, state, and local tax brackets to check how much you are supposed to owe. Compare those values to what was withheld on your W2.

If you notice a discrepancy, you can take a look at any of your paystubs. Multiply your gross pay by an amount for it to represent your annual pay. So if you get paid biweekly, multiply by 26. Do the same for each the Federal, State and Local taxes on that pay stub. Compare those taxes withheld against the values you calculated before. They should be pretty similar. If they aren't, then it's because your employer didn't have an accurate value for your dependents or couldn't predict your total annual income when they issued each paycheck.

This is literally printed on the fire extinguisher itself. Using a product as intended.

Did you repeat this several times and compared the results against a control cleaning solution and control for variables?

I think you're right. If you're willingly going to be tortured, you'll want the burning to enhance the experience.

Good thing I don’t shave or go into salty tanks. Didn’t even know that’s a thing. 😳

$70??? Yeah, I'll stick with the $2 vinegar.

I'm generally not spending more than 3 minutes actively scrubbing anyway.

Also, MANY contractors shop at Home Depot to get spare parts. I literally just had an electrician come by and stop at HD on the way to pick up an outlet. Somehow the metal outlets and breakers and copper romex are also somehow lower quality?? Make it make sense

Yeah that's better than using a lighter, in my opinion, but I didn't wanna just come here and say "don't do that thing."

Yeah, it's essentially orange (barf) outdoor paint. Within a year of buying the house, the deck was peeling. I scrubbed and cleaned and put on more stain (not perfect, I wasn't going to sand down the whole thing) and on the flat surfaces it's already up again.