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What small piece of advice would you like to give that isn't heard enough ? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Vcio to c/[email protected]

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Computer related:

Don't be your family computer savy guy, you just found yourself a bunch payless jobs...
Long desks are cool and all, but the amount the space they occupy is not worth it.
Block work related phone calls at weekends, being disturbed at your leisure for things that could be resolved on Mondays will sour your day.

Buying stuff:

There is expensive because of brand and expensive because of material quality, do your research.
Bulk buying is underrated, save yourself a few bucks, pile that toilet paper until the ceiling is you must.
Second hand/broken often means never cleaned, lubricated or with easy fixable problem.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Just to add to this, a lot of basic vehicle maintenance/repairs may seem daunting but are really pretty easy once you know what you're doing.

For anyone who has a 10+yr old vehicle and needs a repair manual for it, (2013 or older) https://charm.li/ has probably got a digital copy for you.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (2 children)

To add to your addition, Chris's Fix on Youtube has videos for a lot of the common things you'll need to do on a car & he also mainly only uses hand tools to try and keep his content approachable for the average person.

YouTube in general is a fantastic resource for stuff like this.

[–] MIDItheKID 3 points 10 months ago

Don't forget your soapy wooder

[–] Scew 2 points 10 months ago

Yeah the channels with all hydraulic tools where they complete the job in 10 minutes that takes someone with hand tools a couple of hours to do are... depressing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Too add to the comment: the biggest issues I've experienced usually isn't replacing the actually piece I need to replace, but accessing the piece i need to replace and learning how to do certain things.

To change my water pump, I had to creatively figure out a way to hold a rotating piece, while also loosening a bolt on it. After taking 30ish minutes looking for ways to do so, I can now do it in like 5 minutes.

I also had to learn that lowering my engine makes the above easier which required a specific set of tools to make the job possible/faster.