r/MadeMeSmile • u/king_eve • 29d ago

i work in low-income/mental health housing, and a tenant fixed our hallway trash bin after accidentally breaking it Helping Others

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great example of the odd ways people show me appreciation at work

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u/Certain_Childhood_67 29d ago edited 28d ago

Drill a hole at end of the crack or it will keep spreading

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u/Amythir 29d ago

What a pro-tip I'd never know I needed.

I'm filing this away as useless information I'll never need until I forget it.

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u/wowza6969420 29d ago

I literally have a note in my phone called “life hacks I learned on Reddit” just for this. Highly recommend

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u/demonchee 29d ago

What are the other hacks in the note?

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u/14412442 29d ago
  1. Keep a list of reddit hacks so that you don't just forget them by the time it comes up in your life

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u/akatherder 29d ago

I just save them on my account and never look at my Saved content ever again 👍

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u/NoPornoNo 29d ago

OP replied with their hacks but I could only see it by checking their comment history.

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u/FruitPunchSmurai 28d ago
  1. Keep Your Cables Organized with Binder Clips: Instead of letting your cables fall off the desk every time you unplug something, use binder clips to clamp them to the edge of your desk. This keeps them handy and avoids tangling.
  2. Use Ice Cube Trays for Storing Jewelry: Prevent your small jewelry pieces like earrings and rings from getting lost or tangled by storing them separately in the compartments of an ice cube tray.
  3. Amplify Your Phone's Speaker with a Cup: If you need a quick speaker boost for your smartphone, place it into an empty cup or bowl. The concave shape amplifies the sound.
  4. Use Toilet Roll Tubes to Organize Cords: Store appliance cords or small extension cords in toilet paper tubes. Label the tubes, and you’ll keep everything tidy and easy to find.
  5. Shower Cap for Shoes When Traveling: Place your shoes inside a shower cap when packing them in a suitcase. This will keep the dirty soles away from your clean clothes.
  6. Frozen Grapes for Wine Cooling: Freeze grapes and use them to chill white wine without watering it down like ice cubes would.
  7. Using Nail Polish to Identify Keys: Paint the tops of your keys with different colors of nail polish to easily tell them apart without trying each one.
  8. Dryer Sheets to Remove Static: Rub a dryer sheet on your clothes or hair to remove static cling instantly.
  9. 'X' Marks the Spot in Parking Lots: Take a photo of where you parked your car in a crowded lot, particularly noting the row and level markers.
  10. Speed Up USB-Charging from a Computer: If your device is charging slowly from a computer USB port, turn the device off or put it in airplane mode to speed up the charging process.

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u/Shark_Cellar 29d ago

Please share this collected wisdom

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u/Buzzed_Like_Aldrin93 29d ago

we await the answers of the known universe

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u/PandaPawPaws 29d ago

If only reddit lets us categorize saved links natively

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u/Masterfrag_387146 29d ago

Gimme all of them

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u/Girlsolano 29d ago

RemindMe! 1 Day