Switched from a french press to a pour over cone last month

I used to make my coffee with a french press every morning for about 3 years. Last month I bought a plastic pour over cone for $12 at the grocery store on a whim. The coffee comes out way cleaner and less muddy, no more sludge at the bottom of my mug. Takes a minute longer to brew but the difference is pretty big. Has anyone else made this switch and stuck with it or went back?

Guy at the flea market told me my anvil was junk because it had a tiny chip in the face...

I picked it up for $40 in rural Ohio and it rings like a bell, still works perfect for drawing out leaves and scrolls. Anyone else run into know-it-alls who judge tools by looks alone?

Wasted $150 on cheap end mills from a random online shop

Ordered a bulk pack of 10 carbide end mills from some site I found on Google. Looked like a decent deal. First one chipped on a 6061 aluminum part within 2 minutes. Second one didn't even last through a single pass on mild steel. All of them were just garbage. Should have just bought from the usual supplier. Anyone else get burned buying cheap tooling online?

Sat through a whole anime club argument about whether subs or dubs are 'real' anime

I was at a friend's place last night and this guy would not let up about how anyone who watches dubs isn't a real fan. He kept quoting some YouTuber's video from 3 years ago like it was gospel. I get that some people prefer subs but gatekeeping how others enjoy their shows is so exhausting. Has anyone else run into these purists who think their way is the only way?

Got chewed out by a customer for using the wrong brush on her doodle

She told me I was ruining her dog's coat with a regular slicker and made me switch to a curved one. Has anyone else had a brush recommendation that actually changed how you groom your own pets?

That $40 cable stripper I bought off Amazon was a total waste

So I tried seed mixes vs single type seed for finches this morning

Been putting out a cheap wild bird mix for months and the sparrows always get to it first, but last week I switched to just straight nyjer seed in a mesh feeder. The goldfinches showed up within 15 minutes and it was way less messy on my deck. Has anyone else noticed a big difference with simple seed over the blends?

Had a surprisingly good week with the goldfinches - anyone else see something change suddenly?

I put out fresh nyjer seed three days ago and suddenly had a dozen goldfinches show up at 6:15 AM for the first time in a month. Last year the same week was dead quiet after a big storm kept them away. What caused your best or worst bird watching week, and did you figure out why it happened?

My dad told me to always carry a 20 dollar bill in my shoe for emergencies, and I laughed at him until 1999.

I was 17, he handed me a crisp 20 and made me tape it inside my sneaker. Two years later I was stranded in Des Moines after a bus broke down with no ATM in sight. That 20 got me a burger and a payphone call. Anyone else have a piece of advice they ignored for years until it saved them?

Refinished a 1960s oak dresser and was shocked at how much the wood shifted in the shop

I picked up an old oak dresser from a thrift store in Denver for $40. Stripped it down to bare wood and left the panels in my garage for about three days while I sanded the frame. When I went to fit the drawer fronts back on, they were all about an eighth of an inch too tight. The humidity in my garage was way different than the seller's heated house. I had to let everything sit for another week to adjust before I could even think about staining. The lesson was that wood moves more than people give it credit for. Has anyone else had a project warp or shift after bringing it into a new environment? What did you do to fix it?