Not really buying it. That whole "fighting machines all day" thing sounds like a cop out to me. People have been complaining about prices and policies long before self checkout existed. I've worked retail for 8 years and the ones who are "sick of fighting machines" are the same ones who yelled at me for a coupon that expired in 1997. It's not about broken systems, it's about people thinking they deserve special treatment and needing someone to take it out on. The customer is still wrong most of the time, they just got better at making excuses. Glad you had a nice moment with that guy but don't let one decent person fool you into thinking the rest of them aren't still jerks.

Man, that's wild. Sounds like you almost turned your pump into a solid chunk of Mississippi mud pie. @lunah86 probably had it worse with that clay shelf, bet that was a real party. But timber though? That's a whole different level of nasty surprise. Glad you didn't have to fish a whole tree out of your impeller.

Sand those things down til they're smooth or just buy new ones? Seems like you're just speeding up the wear even if it quiets down for a bit.

Oh man, been there. Borrowed one from my cousin for a 2 car garage and spent more time fighting it than I would've just grabbing a hand float. Swirl city, had to grind it all down after it set.

Not sure it's totally on the app though. We're the ones who agree to the terms and then ignore the email reminders.