The lady in the park who told me to stop letting my dog sniff everything

I was at Riverside Park last Saturday morning with my golden retriever, and this older woman with a little terrier walks by. She stops and says 'you should yank him away from those bushes, he's not out here to smell everything.' I told her respectfully that sniffing is how dogs explore the world and it calms them down. She just shook her head and walked off. Has anyone else had someone tell you to stop your dog from sniffing on a walk?

That Tuesday in Phoenix when everything went right for once...

I finished a 1,200 square foot basement in 6 hours with zero mudding mistakes because the tape laid flat and the corners hit perfect, has anyone else had a day where the drywall gods just smiled on you?

Tried a cold bulk fermentation on my sourdough and got a crust like glass

I left my dough in the fridge for 36 hours last week instead of my usual 12. The crust came out super thin and shatteringly crunchy, almost like a cracker. My husband said it sounded like walking on gravel when he cut it. Has anyone else played with long cold ferments and noticed a huge texture change?

TIL focusing on one fishing spot in Stardew Valley changed my whole rhythm

I kept jumping between the ocean and the mountain lake trying to catch everything, but a friend on the forum told me to just stick with the river near Marnie's ranch for a whole season. She said the carp and bullhead there respawn faster and it's way less stressful than running around... After trying it for 14 days in game, I actually started making more gold per hour and my farm didn't get neglected. Has anyone else found a spot that just clicks better for them?

That torque wrench calibration at the MRO saved my 737 main gear job

I skipped the calibration check last minute on a wing job and ended up snapping a bolt on the MLG trunnion. Bought my own digital torque adapter for $180 and it's been dead on ever since. Anyone else think these shop tools are way more off than we admit?

Shoutout to the fence crew at the county fairgrounds in Des Moines last weekend

Vent: My "mint condition" comic book collection was a lie

I bought a set of 90s X-Men comics from a guy on Facebook Marketplace last month. He swore they were all bagged and boarded since day one. Got them home and half of them have brittle pages and one has a coffee ring on the cover. That $150 lesson taught me to always inspect in person. Anyone else get burned by a seller hyping up their collection?

TIL a contractor in Denver refused my flat finish because he said it would trap water

Ngl, i used to push flat finishes on every driveway but after watching him explain pooling issues on a 6 inch slope i switched to a light broom finish. Has anyone else run into a customer who insisted on a finish that just doesn't work for their site?

Wasted $500 on a load indicator I didn't even need

Honestly, I bought this fancy load indicator system off a guy at a trade show last year. Thought it would help me avoid overloading on tight jobs. Turns out my old boom angle and pressure gauges were already doing the job fine. Ngl, I dropped $500 on something that just sits in my toolbox now. Anyone else ever fall for gear that sounded way better than it actually was?

Unpopular opinion: I hate running conduit in commercial ceilings

Last week I had to fish 200 feet of EMT through a drop ceiling downtown and the guy above me kept shifting the tiles, I swear it took twice as long as it should have, has anyone else dealt with ceiling grid guys who don't care about your work?