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been looking at concealed hinges for a reno and im kinda stuck on whether they're actually worth paying extra for or if its mostly just about the cleaner look

i get that they look nicer and you dont see any hardware when the door is closed, but do they actually last longer or work better? like are they smoother, quieter, easier to adjust over time, or is the difference pretty small?

i was browsing abesco and ended up looking through their architectural hardware section, and now im wondering if concealed hinges are one of those things people are glad they spent extra on...or if standard hinges do basically the same job.

curious what people who've actually lived with both think. any regrets either way? trying not to spend money just because something looks fancy lol

So I went into my local AD today with what I thought was a pretty straightforward question. I own a Submariner. I work on submarines. Seemed like a natural pairing. Tool watch for a tool user, as the watch community loves to say. I did my research. Read the forums. Watched fourteen YouTube videos from guys in hoodies sitting in front of ring lights. Every single one called it a tool watch built for professionals.

So I asked my AD whether my Sub could handle the pressure at operational depth. He looked at me like I'd asked him to explain dark matter. Said something about how it's water resistant to 300 meters and that should be plenty. I told him 300 meters is not operational depth. He told me to have a great day.

I have submitted a formal complaint to Rolex. I bought this watch specifically because the name said Submariner, and now I find out it's essentially a fashion piece for guys who get nervous at the deep end of the pool. Feeling very misled.

Would a SeaDweller fix this, or is that also just marketing? Asking for a colleague who also works on submarines and bought a Tudor Pelagos based on the same assumption.

my client runs a few locations and uses toast as their pos system, quickbooks online for accounting, and shoGo to push the daily sales journal entry. the problem is toast sometimes posts activity after shoGo already did the daily entry - like when they issue a refund a couple days later or some orders get adjusted. it creates these annoying discrepancies in qbo that eat up a ton of time during month-end close.

so, what’s your current process for catching this pos activity that comes in late? do you go back and manually adjust the journal entries every time? or did you find some better workflow or tool that actually handles the timing issues? we’re a multi-unit operation so it gets even messier across locations. really starting to feel like the pos and accounting side are fighting each other more than helping.

anybody else dealing with this headache?

We are a 6 person team and every time we need to fill a position, the entire recruitment process turns into a mess of spreadsheets. Tabs for applications, tabs for notes, tabs for interview times. This continues to work fine till it stops working fine and someone falls between the cracks.

Our team doesn't have anyone responsible for HR duties. It's done by someone who finds time in their schedule to take care of it.

We are searching for some tools to help us manage all this.
Do you have any other suggestions?

Walked into my local AD today, been going there for years, bought a strap, asked about a NATO once, basically family at this point. Figured I had enough purchase history to at least have a conversation about getting on the waitlist for the new piece everyone is losing their minds over.

The guy at the counter looked me dead in the eye, glanced down at my wrist, saw my daily wearer, and said, and I quote, "we actually curate our client list based on overall relationship value." I asked what that meant. He said I might want to consider adding a few more pieces to my profile first. A few more pieces. Like I'm applying for a mortgage.

I went home, looked at what I spent there over the past three years, and it turns out four rubber straps and a watch winder does not make you a priority client. Who knew. Apparently the watch I actually want requires me to first buy several watches I do not want. The system is completely logical and I have no complaints whatsoever.

Anyway does anyone know a guy. Asking for my wrist

I have been trying to track down a front differential actuator for my 2014 Polaris Sportsman 850 XP EPS and I cant find one anywhere at this point. My actuator failed and the AWD system won't engage anymore.

I've already checked with two local Polaris dealers and both said it's backordered with no ETA. No suspension or drivetrain modifications have been made, and I am ok with a compatible aftermarket replacement as well. I also looked online at Rogue PowerSports and Rocky Mountain, but none has exactly what I am looking for.

Has anyone got any good recommendations on where I can look for one or maybe suggest an alternative?

trying to figure out at what point agency ad accounts actually make financial sense vs just dealing with the normal facebook account chaos. right now spending about $15k a month across two accounts, had one ban in the last year which cost me about 10 days of downtime and a lot of rebuilt campaigns. the agency account providers ive looked charge a monthly fee plus a small percentage of spend. when i do the math on downtime cost, time rebuilding campaigns, and the mental overhead of managing account health it actually starts looking reasonable pretty quickly. curious what spend level people here made the switch at and whether the stability improvement was as significant as promised. also does having an agency account actually remove spending caps or just raise them?

I’ve been in hospitality for a while and the tech complaints I keep hearing (and experiencing) are getting louder. Multiple logins, systems that don’t talk to each other, POS/PMS going down at the worst possible times, digital keys that fail, web-based platforms that die when the internet blinks, endless updates during peak hours… the list goes on.

It feels like every few months corporate throws in another “new tool” that’s supposed to make life easier but just adds more friction for the front desk and management team.

Those of you working in hotel groups or multi-unit operations - what do you think is the root cause? Bad implementation? Lack of proper training? Or is the whole industry stuck with fragmented tech stacks that no one has time to properly integrate?

Would genuinely love to hear your experiences.

I’ve been tracking my energy levels and focus like a hawk lately, trying to figure out why some weeks I'm on fire and other weeks I'm just dragging feet... and man, the data doesn't lie. I’ve noticed that even just a couple of casual drinks on a weekend completely sabotages my deep work well into Monday afternoon. The subtle brain fog, the broken sleep cycles... it is a massive hidden tax on my time. Alcohol tanks your REM sleep and messes with your baseline dopamine levels long after the buzz wears off. It made me realize how much mental capacity I'm leaving on the table just to be social for a few hours. I’m seriously considering going completely dry just to see if I can unlock that consistent, high-efficiency state every single day... but the social pressure in professional settings is real.

For the drinkers that stopped it... what was the turning point that made you decide to drop it? Was it purely a strategic move to optimize your life and career goals, or did you just get tired of waking up feeling sluggish? Would love to hear your experiences.

It happened in the middle of the night. I woke up drenched in sweat, my wife half-kicking me awake, and I immediately knew something was wrong. The house felt like an oven. Checked the thermostat and sure enough, the temperature inside was climbing instead of dropping. By late morning, it had hit 104 degrees. Inside our own home. It felt impossible to even exist in there

We’ve got kids, so at that point it stopped being “annoying” and turned into full-on panic. Everybody was miserable. Nobody had slept. The kids were cranky and flushed. It honestly felt like the walls themselves were radiating heat. Living in Phoenix without AC isn’t inconvenient and it’s straight-up survival mode

I blame myself for neglecting maintenance for way too long. My AC had been making weird noises and barely working, but every time I thought that I’m too tired to deal with it right now. Well, that time had come, and it was coming back to haunt me

I called around desperately, and Penguin Air Plumbing & Electrical were kind enough to come out the same day. One look at my unit told the tech something I already knew in my heart and years of neglect had taken their toll. Dirty coils. Airflow issues. Worn-out parts. The unit had been waving red flags at me for a while, and I just kept ignoring them like they’d go away on their own

They were able to fix it that same day, which honestly felt like a miracle. I don’t think I’ve ever appreciated cold air more in my entire life than the moment that AC kicked back on. Pretty sure the whole family just stood near the vents in silence, like we’d survived some kind of natural disaster. Nobody spoke. We just stood there, letting the cold wash over us, feeling incredibly grateful

I learned my lesson. Never skipping maintenance again

So I've been wearing my GShock DW5600 every single day for about six years. It has survived camping trips, construction sites, accidental drops down stairs, and one very regrettable incident involving a blender. It keeps perfect time, costs less than a nice dinner, and looks great on my wrist.

Yesterday I posted a wrist shot in another watch community and someone very kindly informed me that I was not a real collector and that my watch has no soul because it runs on a battery and was not assembled by a monk in a Swiss village.

Now I'm spiraling. Should I be selling plasma to afford an entry level Tissot so I can finally be taken seriously at the country club I don't belong to? Should I be ashamed that I cannot identify the difference between an ETA 2824 and a Miyota 9015 by sound alone?

My GShock cannot go to space but it can go in my dishwasher, which I think is arguably more useful in day to day life. Please advise. The watch community is counting on you to validate my choices or destroy my confidence entirely, either outcome is fine.

i already do some strength work but want something lower impact i can do consistently at home.

i’m looking at reformers but not sure which route to go. has anyone here tried home pilates and what’s your experience with megaformer vs reformer for building strength without aggravating back issues? any recommendations on what actually works well at home?

i recently fixed a slow leak under the sink in my main bathroom and within a couple of weeks started noticing small insects and silverfish around the baseboards and near the toilet. the moisture seems to have attracted them and they keep coming back even after cleaning.

i spoke with afford pest control last week and they treated the area but said the real solution needs better sealing around the pipes and improved ventilation. how do you properly seal gaps around bathroom plumbing to keep insects out long term and is there a specific sealant that holds up well in humid conditions without looking bad?

 The watch world takes itself very seriously. Waiting lists. Financing a steel watch. Losing sleep over a scratch. Meanwhile, the circlejerk corner somehow teaches you more about watches than the serious forums do.

What stereotype sends you straight there? Waiting lists? "It's an investment"? "Tool watch"? Share your best material.

So I've been deep in the hobby for about three years now and I recently had a profound spiritual awakening while standing in line at the grocery store. The guy in front of me checked his phone for the time. His phone was correct. My 4000 dollar Swiss automatic was also correct, give or take 8 seconds because apparently that is acceptable and actually a sign of superior craftsmanship.

I have since begun to question everything. Why do I own six watches when I have only one wrist. Some would say two wrists but I have been told wearing a watch on each wrist is a cry for help.

I went to my local authorized dealer to seek answers and the salesperson told me the one I should really be looking at is the new model with the updated dial texture that you can only appreciate in certain lighting conditions, specifically the lighting conditions inside the boutique.

I left with nothing but I did spend forty five minutes handling a watch I will never be able to afford and that felt meaningful somehow.

Please advise. Do I need more watches or have I achieved enlightenment. I feel like this community will know.

A friend and I got into a debate the other day about tennis necklaces on men. Ten years ago, I feel like most people would have said they were too flashy, but now I see them everywhere. Personally, I think a simple one can look really sharp if it's not oversized. I was browsing jewelry online and saw a few tennis necklaces from Leon Diamond that looked pretty wearable without drawing too much attention.

So, what do you think about a tennis necklace on men? 😄

So I was sitting at my desk today doing absolutely nothing productive when I glanced down at my wrist and had a genuine revelation. My watch, which cost more than my first car and approximately four months of grocery bills, actually tells the time. Like the hands move and everything. I have been wearing this thing for three years purely as a flex at the coffee shop and completely overlooked this feature.

Now I need the community to weigh in because this changes everything. Should I be concerned that I bought a watch that does something as pedestrian as displaying the time when I could have spent that money on a watch that does it slightly differently with a different colored dial that only seven people on earth can appreciate. Also my wrist is 6.5 inches and I need seventeen opinions on whether the 42mm case is too large before I can sleep tonight.

My wife says it looks fine and I should stop posting about it, but she does not understand that her opinion, while technically valid, does not come with a reference number or a waiting list story. Please tell me I made the right choice. Bonus points if you can explain why I actually should have bought the other one instead. I am very normal about this hobby and have no issues whatsoever.

A few months ago, I moved to a new state for work. The job itself has been great, but it's fully remote, and I underestimated how lonely starting over in a new place could be

When you're working from home, don't know many people, and don't have coworkers to interact with in person, the days can start to feel pretty repetitive

A few weeks after moving, I adopted an older cat from a local shelter

I know it sounds cliché, but she honestly made a huge difference

The apartment stopped feeling like a temporary place where I happened to sleep and started feeling like home. Having another living creature around made the place feel less empty. My stress levels dropped, my mood improved, and those long quiet evenings became a lot easier

The problem is that I'm now having issues with my landlord

One of the reasons I chose this apartment in the first place was because the building advertised itself as pet-friendly. I've always wanted a pet, so that was an important factor when I signed the lease

Since moving in, I've paid rent on time every month, haven't caused any problems, and my cat certainly hasn't either. She spends about 90% of her day sleeping in a sunbeam near the window

Yet somehow my landlord has recently started pushing back about having her here, and I'm trying to figure out what my options are

Unfortunately, moving to another place is an unfeasible idea at this stage. After conducting research about apartments around me, I came to know that an apartment accepting pets costs much and if cheap, then its condition is very bad. If an apartment costs less, it is located in an undesirable neighborhood

As part of looking for answers, I found emotional support animal as one of the options and have been studying how this can be accomplished

I'm mostly curious if anyone else has dealt with a landlord suddenly becoming difficult about a pet that wasn't originally an issue

How did you handle it? Were you able to work things out, or did it end up turning into a bigger battle than you expected?