Warning: 3M part number label peel-off nearly grounded a CRJ-700

Had a weird one happen last Tuesday in Omaha. Was working on the weather radar system in a CRJ-700, and a 3M label with the part number for a PDU just peeled right off in my hand. I'd been reaching around to check a connector, and the label stuck to my glove then came off clean. Took me 45 minutes to figure out which part was which by cross-referencing wiring diagrams. Has anyone else had those labels fail like that in cold hangar temps? I'm thinking of using a clear coat spray on them going forward.

Used to think clipper guards were all the same until I grabbed a cheap set off Amazon

The guards on my Wahl clippers started splitting after 2 months, so I tried a $10 set and they kept falling off mid-fade. Has anyone else had better luck with the Andis brand ones or should I just stick with factory parts?

Just used a 4 inch taping knife for my whole basement job

I was at a job in Maplewood last week and this old timer I was working with insisted I use nothing but a 4 inch knife for the entire basement. Honestly it felt weird at first but by the time I finished the third coat I was flying through corners and butt joints way faster than switching to my 10 inch for flats. Has anyone else tried sticking to one size for a whole room like that?

Knocked a whole sheet loose because I skipped the glue on a garage ceiling in July

Doing a garage ceiling in Phoenix last summer and the heat had the compound drying before I could even get the tape on. Tried to save time by just screwing off the boards without the glue and one whole sheet popped loose three days later when the homeowner opened the garage door. Anyone else had glue fail on them in extreme heat or is it just me having bad luck with this?

Tried fermenting hot sauce for 3 weeks vs my usual 2 weeks and the difference in heat level was insane

I let a batch of habanero sauce go 21 days instead of my normal 14 and it lost almost all its punch, so now I'm wondering if longer ferments always kill the heat or if I messed something up with my brine ratio that time? anyone else notice this?

Noticed a weird pattern at the writer's meetup in Portland last month

I showed up to a local creative writing group at a bookstore downtown, and every single prompt they handed out was about betrayal or loss. Not a single one about joy, adventure, or even something as simple as finding a lost cat. Has anyone else seen writing prompts get stuck on one mood like this?

Latex gloves for CLA work? I switched from bare hands last month

I used to do all my lens cleaning with bare fingers and got tired of leaving smudges on glass and foam. A buddy at a shop in Portland told me he wears nitrile gloves for every shutter repair now. Has anyone else tried switching to gloves for precision work or do you prefer the feel of bare hands?

Is it better to grow cuttings in water or straight into soil? I've got a strong opinion now

I've been propping plants for about 3 years now, and I always thought water was the safest way to go. You can see the roots, change the water weekly, watch for rot. But last spring I decided to run a little test with my pothos and coleus cuttings. I took 10 cuttings from the same mother plant and put 5 in water, 5 directly into moist potting mix. The water ones rooted fast, no doubt, but when I transplanted them to soil after about 4 weeks, nearly half of them went into shock and dropped leaves. The soil ones took a little longer to show growth, maybe 6 weeks, but once they took off they were way more robust and never had that transplant struggle. Has anyone else tried both methods and found a clear winner for certain types of plants? I'm curious if it's just my specific setup or if this holds true for others.

Wasted $200 on a 'professional' brake flush kit that was just a gimmick

I bought this vacuum brake bleeder kit online last summer because I was tired of the two-person method. It claimed to work with one hand and make flushing brakes a breeze. After three tries and still getting air in the lines, I realized the damn thing leaked at every connection. Ended up just paying a shop $80 to do it right and tossed the kit in the trash. Anyone else had bad luck with those one-man bleeder kits?

I used a zip tie to fix a coolant leak on a 6.7 Powerstroke last week, and it actually held for three days.