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  • Do a search for “key holder multitool.” It gets rid of the whole concept of a “ring.”

    Downsides

    • You need to drill keys to get them on it.
    • Taking keys off it, removing keys, rearranging keys, is a pain.
    • Some models are not friendly to people with arthritis or other hand issues

    Upside:

    • lasts forever.
    • You can grab any alen wrench multitool and use the body of it so you don’t even need to buy anything. Typically this method can accommodate a dozen keys. Make sure you use the washers between the alen wrenches between the keys
    • Attach a carbineer and it hooks to your belt without you ever sounding like a janitor
    • Gives you a firm grip on any key in a lock.



  • I get asked about what appliances to get all the time because I’m a handyman. I wrote up this short guide to copy and paste:

    Tips for buying a fridge or any major appliance:

    • Don’t until you absolutely need to, because…
    • Most modern ones are crap and won’t last more than 5 years, but…
    • The EU just made it so that any new major appliance must be repaired by the maker for 10 years because they are sick of all the waste created by cheaply made crap
    • When you do buy one make sure it is one that could be legally sold in the EU so you can get one that lasts.
    • Do not get any fancy features.
    • The more features an appliance has the more it costs, obs, but…
    • The more features an appliance has the more things there are to break which means more long term cost of ownership.

    Ice cube trays still work when the ice maker says to change the $40 filter. Any smart appliances (IoT device) is a network liability and the next thing you know your dishwasher is part of a botnet hoggin up your bandwidth and there will never be a firmware update to fix it.