Can we talk about the guy who brought a full breakfast on the bus?

So I'm on the 7am route downtown in Austin last Tuesday, right. This dude gets on with a whole plate of scrambled eggs, bacon, and toast, no joke. He sat down and started eating with a fork like it was a restaurant. It took him 15 minutes to finish while the bus was packed and people are dodging his elbows. Has anyone else seen someone treat public transit like a diner?

Found out my train ride home is exactly 37 songs long

Went to a flea market in Atlanta last weekend and watched a guy spend 20 minutes haggling over a $5 screwdriver set

I get it, we all like a deal but that was just painful to watch. The vendor was some old dude who clearly didn't care, he had a whole table of rusty wrenches and random pliers. The buyer was going on about how the ratchet didn't click right and the grips were loose. I was just standing there trying to look at a box of vintage tapes and I couldn't escape the back and forth. Meanwhile there was a lady selling handmade quilts two tables down and nobody even glanced at her stuff. It made me wonder if we care too much about tools and not enough about the actual things we make with them. Has anyone else had a flea market interaction that just made you want to walk away?

Showerthought: That old rope I retired last week taught me something

I had a 150 foot arborist line snap on me Tuesday while taking down a big maple in Springfield. It was a throwback line I'd been using for almost 10 years, way past its prime. I should've retired it sooner, but I got lazy and kept thinking it had one more climb in it. Luckily nobody got hurt, but it made me wonder how often other guys here push their gear too far. What's the oldest piece of equipment you're still using and trust?

My first sauerkraut batch 3 years ago vs. last month's experiment

Three years ago I was terrified of my first sauerkraut. I used a random mason jar, guessed on salt, and left it on the counter for 2 weeks. Last month I finally tried a crock with an airlock and a 2.5% salt brine. The difference was night and day - the 3 year old batch was mush but last month's had a perfect crunch and tang. Has anyone else noticed how much easier fermentation gets once you dial in your salt ratio?

Switched from clip-in extensions to tape-ins after 5 years

Honestly I was super loyal to clip-ins because I thought tape-ins would be too hard to maintain. But one of my clients at the salon in Austin convinced me to try them on her and I saw how natural they looked. I ordered a set for myself last month and the application only took me 20 minutes. Has anyone else made the switch and noticed less damage to their natural hair?

PSA: I checked the bus schedule for an entire year and found something wild about my 8:15 AM route

Hit my first 100 customer milestone on Tuesday

I run a small cleaning service in Portland and Tuesday was the first day I hit 100 houses cleaned since I started. It felt surreal because I almost gave up back in March when I only had 3 clients. What made it stand out was that my last customer of the day handed me a $20 tip and said I saved her from a nervous breakdown before her in-laws visit. Has anyone else hit a random number milestone that caught them off guard?

Can we talk about electric car batteries needing replaced way too soon

My neighbor bought a Nissan Leaf in 2019 and last month the dealership told him the battery is already down to 60% capacity. They wanted $8,500 for a new one which is basically what the car is worth now. All those people saying EVs are better for the planet never talk about how short these batteries actually last. Has anyone else dealt with a battery replacement cost that made you question if electric is really the way to go?

Warning: Don't let your cat "help" with your digital painting

I was working on a landscape piece in Procreate last Tuesday, had the iPad propped up while I grabbed coffee. My cat jumped on the desk, hit the screen with her paw, and somehow activated the smudge tool and dragged a pine tree across the sky. Looked like a weird green tornado for a second. Anyone else ever had a pet mess up a file in a surprisingly creative way?