Old school guys know stuff you just don't learn in class. That "feel for it" thing sounds weird but it makes sense for old buildings with all their quirks.

@tara793 your cousin's deck story sums up how field confidence often wins over careful planning.

Yeah the private estimator got me $15k more on my house last year just using better local comps.

Did your dad ever charge double for fixing someone's Instagram deck, @the_nathan?

That part about ships disappearing over the horizon always gets me. My uncle used to be a commercial fisherman out of Gloucester and he told me once how they'd watch the top of a lighthouse disappear first when heading out, then the whole thing goes. He said it's the same every time, no matter the weather or phone signal. But then he'd also say sometimes GPS just freaks out for no reason near those same spots, like the data gets confused by the water or something. I don't know, makes you wonder about how much we really trust those little devices.