I finally chose between a shed and a carport for my lawn equipment

After months of going back and forth, I had to pick between a $600 shed kit and a $400 carport at my place in Austin. I went with the carport because I figured it would be easier to move stuff in and out for the mower and trimmer. But then a storm last Tuesday blew the tarp right off and soaked my edger. Now I'm wishing I just got the shed, has anyone else regretted a carport for storage?

Stopped trusting the "official" weather report and started using my own rain gauge

For months I was planning my garden watering around the local news, but my tomatoes kept getting drenched when they said 10% chance. After my third surprise storm I bought a $15 rain gauge at the hardware store and set it up in the backyard. Turns out my neighborhood gets almost double the rain they report from the airport station 8 miles away. Now I water based on what my gauge says and my plants are doing way better. Has anyone else found that the official data is way off for your specific area?

My cutterhead jammed up on a job in Savannah last Tuesday

I was working a small channel dredge near the river mouth and hit a mass of old rope and fishing net. The cutterhead just stopped spinning, no warning at all. I had to reverse the swing and bring the ladder up to clear it, which took about 2 hours. Lost half the day on a 400 yard stretch. Anyone else deal with debris like that and find a quicker way to clear it?

Hit 500 service calls logged in my first year this morning

Didn't even realize I was close until I checked my spreadsheet yesterday. Anyone else track their numbers just to see where you're at?

Just realized I've been watching anime on 2x speed for no reason

I was binging through like 4 episodes of this new mecha show and caught myself not remembering a single character name. My buddy asked what happened in episode 7 and I blanked completely. Turns out I had my player stuck on 2x speed from the last time I was rewatching a slow burner. All that time I thought I was being efficient, I was just missing everything. Anyone else accidentally burn through episodes without actually watching them?

Worst Tuesday I've had in this trade so far...

I was running coax in a new build up near Springfield last week and the homeowner decided to move all their furniture back into the room while my ladder was still up. I tripped over a couch leg and spooled about 200 feet of cable all over their new carpet. Has anyone else had a job go sideways because of something the client did you couldn't plan for?

Switched from rope to harness climber last month after 10 years of pruning with old methods

Used to just wrap my rope around the trunk and wing it, but after a close call where a branch slipped on a live oak in Austin, I bought a proper saddle harness. My lower back feels way better after 8-hour days now. Has anyone else made that swap and noticed a big difference?

Picked up a used tile saw on Facebook Marketplace for $40 and it changed my whole bathroom project

Old t-shirt turned into produce bags, actually works

Saw a video about cutting old tees into produce bags. Thought it was dumb. Tried it with a worn out shirt from Goodwill. Used it for apples at the store yesterday. Cashier even commented. Has anyone else tried this with different fabrics?

That retired painter who showed me his digital landscape portfolio at the coffee shop

He told me he started using an iPad because his hands shake too bad for brushes anymore, and I spent 45 minutes looking at his sunset scenes from Italy that he painted using nothing but his thumb and a cheap stylus, has anyone else met an older artist making the switch to digital tools?