Huh, that's actually a pretty clever accident. I've used waxed dental floss before on a pair of heavy-duty work pants when I was in a pinch. It held up surprisingly well, way longer than regular thread would have. Your jacket's gonna outlast everything at this rate.

Man I love when you find a trick like that, it's almost like the old timers were sitting on a goldmine lol. On a feedwater heater I had one that kept failing at the tube-to-sheet weld, and turning the torch like 10 degrees toward the water box side did the trick. Just gotta watch that the heat doesn't pull the tube out of alignment though, I've had that bite me before.

Buddy of mine found an old table saw at a garage sale that works better than anything at Home Depot.

Ngl I gotta push back on that a little. Sure, underwatering can make roots dig deeper for water, but that's not the same as "tough gritty reality check" being good for them. Overwatering kills plants because roots rot, not because they're coddled. I've seen people starve their succulents for months thinking they're making them "tough" when really they're just slowly killing them with neglect. A plant needs consistent care, not a boot camp. The whole "tough love" thing sounds like a excuse for bad watering habits.

Wait, what exactly is in your emergency kit? I need to know if I'm underprepared here. I've got bandaids and a phone charger, but nothing for hair disasters. Is it just the hairspray or do you have other secret weapons for bad hair days? Tell me everything that's in there, this is important.