TIL letting a reman injector sit on the bench too long can cause air locking

Pulled a set of injectors on a 6.7 Powerstroke last Tuesday. Had one reman unit sitting on the bench for maybe 45 minutes while I chased down a stuck glow plug. Popped it in and it fired rough, stumbled bad for a few seconds before it cleared. Guy I work with said the plunger can drain down if they sit upright not submerged. Never had that happen before. Anyone else run into this with reman injectors sitting around?

I finally found a content workflow that doesn't make me hate writing

Last month I spent a whole Sunday rewriting a blog post four times and still hated it. Three years ago I used to just type whatever and hit publish, but my old process was a mess. Last week I tried outlining with bullet points first, then writing each section one at a time without editing. It cut my editing time in half and the post actually read better. Has anyone else found a simple trick that changed how you write?

TIL the old master butchers used to sharpen their knives with a wet stone and a prayer, not these fancy electric sharpeners

Last month I watched a 30 year veteran take a dull boning knife to razor sharp in under 5 minutes using just a flat stone and water at the shop in Portland, and it made me realize how much I've been overcomplicating my own setup with all these gadgets. Has anyone else gone back to basics after seeing old school technique in action?

PSA: That $300 battery-powered chainsaw I bought last spring was a complete waste of money.

It bogged down on a single 12-inch oak branch and now won't hold a charge for more than 20 minutes of cutting, has anyone else had luck with the cheaper corded models instead?

My cousin's wedding turned into a full blown argument about the moon landing

Last Saturday at the reception in Boise, my uncle started going on about how the Apollo footage looks fake. My brother, who's an engineer, tried to explain the camera tech from the 60s. It got so heated that the bride's dad jumped in with a binder full of printed articles about 'anomalies'. For three hours, instead of dancing, a group of us were just standing by the dessert table going back and forth about flag movement and shadow angles. I felt bad for my cousin, but also... it was kind of fascinating to see how deep people go on this stuff. They weren't just joking, they had whole files saved on their phones. Has anyone else had a normal family event get hijacked by a conspiracy debate?

Overheard a gardener at the Portland nursery say talking to plants is a waste of time

I was picking up some potting soil last week and heard this older guy tell his friend that all the talk about chatting with your plants is nonsense. He said, 'Plants don't have ears, they have roots. Focus on the soil, not the sound.' It really got me thinking because I always figured it couldn't hurt. But he had a point. I went home and checked the pH of my fiddle leaf fig's dirt instead of just telling it to grow. It was way off. Fixed that, and in three days I saw a new leaf starting. Maybe the connection isn't about words, but about paying closer attention to what they actually need. Has anyone else switched from talking to more hands-on checking?

My $12 donation to a canceled YouTuber's coffee fund

Felt bad after seeing the pile-on, so I sent a few bucks. Now my inbox is just full of weird crypto pitches from his 'new project'. Anyone else get burned trying to be supportive?

Can we talk about cold canned spaghetti straight from the can

Last week I was cleaning out my pantry and found a can of store brand spaghetti. I was too tired to heat it up, so I just opened it and ate it cold with a fork right there in my kitchen. It was weirdly good, like a savory, salty pudding. My roommate walked in and looked like he was going to be sick. Has anyone else found a weirdly cozy food that's just better cold?

Saw a guy in Boise skip the chimney cap inspection entirely, said it was 'just a hat'. That's a fast track to a water damage call.

Just hit 500 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail and my feet are a different shape

Started at the Mexican border six weeks ago and my boots are now a full size too big. I didn't expect my arches to flatten out this much. Anyone have a good resupply spot in Oregon for wide trail runners?