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NerdHerder77 t1_iy6s6vg wrote

Your first mistake is sticking anything in your ear other than ear buds. Ears are self-cleaning. As long as you get the outer cup and lobes clean with soap and water 4-7 times a week, you need not touch the inside.

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sudo999 t1_iy6n4dd wrote

Protip, always ask the tow truck driver to poke around. They've seen more mechanical issues than you have guaranteed. Last week the shifter in my boyfriend's car went totally slack - the stick would move but it wouldn't leave park. He freaked out, thinking it was his transmission, worried he would have to pay a fortune. When he called the tow truck driver, he looked underneath the car, saw that the bolt on the linkage had sheared off, jury-rigged it back together just well enough to throw it in neutral and get it on the tow truck, and my boyfriend was able to walk into the mechanic already knowing exactly what was wrong with it. Ended up only paying an hour of labor and a $20 part.

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aussie_nub t1_iy6lc7r wrote

My friends were talking to my first ex for agessss. Like ages after I moved interstate (like 1700kms away). They may well still talk to her... but I wouldn't know. I don't really talk to them anymore and you can probably work out why.

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