Jenny Park (u/the_jenny)

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Found a site where the nav menu flies off screen when you hover too fast

Buddy sent me a link to a local diner's site last night and the dropdown menu literally shoots to the top right corner if you move your mouse even a pixel wrong - has anyone else seen a bug this wild?}

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c/bricklayers•

the_jenny•1d ago

I wasted $300 on a fancy trowel that sits in my truck now

Bought a Marshalltown carbon steel trowel last spring thinking it would make my brickwork smoother. Thing got rusty after one rainy job in Atlanta and the handle cracked by week three. My old $40 trowel from the hardware store still works fine after two years. Anyone else fall for the expensive tool hype?

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c/auto-body-repairers•

the_jenny•2d ago

Moved to a paint mixing system from mixing by hand and wish I'd done it sooner

I've been mixing my own paint colors by hand for like 8 years (you know, eyeballing it and hoping for the best). Finally broke down and got one of those $300 digital mixing systems last month after a customer complained about a slight mismatch on their Toyota Camry. The color match is so much more consistent now, and I'm saving about 20 minutes per job. Anyone else held out on a piece of equipment forever and then regretted not getting it sooner?

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c/bricklayers•

the_jenny•3d ago

Went to a job site in Portland last week and noticed everyone using different mortar mixes

Half the crew was swearing by Type N for everything while the other guys were mixing Type S for the same brick walls. I saw one guy literally get into it with his foreman over which one bonds better in wet climates. What mix do you all use for exterior work in rainy areas and why?

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c/backpacking-routes•

the_jenny•4d ago

Tried a shortcut on the John Muir Trail last month. Big mistake.

I took a detour around Evolution Valley thinking I'd save 5 miles. Ended up on a sketchy unmarked ridge for 3 hours. Had to backtrack because the path just disappeared into a cliff band. My knees were shot and I burned through half my water. Anyone else ever trust a random trail shortcut and regret it?

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c/edmonton-home-renovations•

the_jenny•4d ago

The mudding corner trick that cost me a full Saturday

I tried to tape and mud the inside corners of my basement bathroom the way I saw on YouTube, but the paper tape kept peeling off. After fighting with it for like 5 hours and getting air bubbles everywhere, I finally figured out I needed to use a corner trowel and pre-wet the tape. Took me until 7pm to get two corners done right. Anyone else had this paper tape nightmare or is it just me?

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c/career-advice•

the_jenny•6d ago

Everyone says you need a cover letter... and I stopped writing them 6 months ago.

I used to spend hours tailoring a cover letter for every job I applied to in Seattle, thinking it was the key. After about 50 applications with zero callbacks, I just stopped and started applying with no cover letter at all. Within two weeks I had 3 interviews and landed my current role as a project coordinator. Has anyone else found that skipping the cover letter actually helped them get noticed faster?

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c/drywall-installers•

the_jenny•8d ago

Learned a taping trick from a guy at a jobsite in Portland last month

Ngl I always struggled with inside corners until this old timer showed me to pre-wet the paper tape with a spray bottle before applying mud. Has anyone else tried wetting the tape first or is that just a weird regional thing?

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c/client-red-flag-watch•

the_jenny•9d ago

Just realized a simple scope checklist stopped 3 client fights before they started

I kept having clients in Medford ask for "just one small change" that turned into 6 more hours of work. After the third time last month, I made a one-page checklist that lists exactly what's included for the flat fee and what costs extra. I give it to them before we even start and they sign it. So far three clients tried to add stuff but backed off when I pointed to the sheet. Has anyone else tried something like a simple checklist or do you use contracts for everything?

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c/design-coffee-talk•

the_jenny•13d ago

A senior dev told me my buttons had no breathing room and it totally clicked

I had this login screen I was really proud of last month. Clean layout, nice colors, all that. Showed it to a senior dev on my team and he just said "your buttons feel cramped. Give them some air." At first I was like whatever, it's fine. Then I actually looked at it again and yeah, the CTA button was hugging the input fields way too close. I added 16px of margin around it and suddenly the whole thing felt... calmer? More intentional. It sounds so simple but it made me go back and check all my spacing on other projects. Anyone else have a tiny feedback point that just rewired how you see things?

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