Just realized how much gunk builds up inside a shutter assembly over 5 years

I finally got around to pulling apart a Canon AE-1 that had been sitting on my workbench for months. The owner said the shutter speeds were off and it felt sticky. When I opened up the shutter assembly, I was shocked at how much dried lubricant and dust had caked up on the blades. It was like a thin layer of crust all over the place. I spent about 3 hours carefully cleaning each piece with isopropyl alcohol and a soft brush. After I put it back together and tested it, the difference was night and day. The 1/1000 speed actually sounded crisp again instead of dragging. Has anyone else dealt with old lubricant turning into a sticky mess on older shutters, or is it just this model?

Unpopular opinion: dermaplaning at home is way safer than most estheticians want to admit

My coworker Sarah told me I'd wreck my moisture barrier if I tried it myself, but after 6 months of doing it every 3 weeks my skin has never been smoother and I've had zero irritation, so who's actually wrong here?

Paid $200 for a fancy resume service and it actually backfired

I spent $200 on a professional resume writer last month and the version they gave me got way fewer callbacks than my old one. Turns out the ATS systems couldn't even read their fancy formatting. Has anyone else had better luck with a simpler approach?

Vent: My bokashi bin leaked fermented liquid all over my kitchen floor last night

I thought I had the spigot closed tight on my 5-gallon bucket under the sink, but I came home to a puddle of sour-smelling compost tea seeping into the baseboard, so I ended up scrubbing the floor with vinegar for 30 minutes and now I'm paranoid about leaks - has anyone figured out a foolproof way to keep these bins from dripping?

Tried to level a wobbly table with a dollar bill and it worked for 3 weeks

I was at a diner last Saturday morning and my coffee kept sloshing over because the table leg was short. I grabbed a dollar bill from my tip money and folded it up under the leg, figured it was a quick fix. Three weeks later I'm still using that same bill because the table hasn't wobbled once. Now I'm wondering if I should just glue coins under all my furniture legs instead of buying those felt pads. Has anyone else used cash as a shim and had it hold up that long?

Walked through a marina in Norfolk and saw a dredge sitting half-buried in silt like it hadn't moved in years

That boat looked like it was abandoned mid-shift with the ladder still down and a coffee cup on the console, how do you even let equipment get that bad without someone stepping in?

I was dead wrong about using starter cultures for sauerkraut. Still think salt-only is risky.

Kicking myself for not trying a power stretcher sooner on stairs

For years I did stairs with just a knee kicker and a lot of swearing. Finally rented a power stretcher from Sunbelt last Friday for $40 and it cut my stair time by half on a 14-step run. The tension was way more consistent too, no ripples at all. I had always heard old-timers say power stretchers were overkill for stairs. But honestly that little hydraulic arm saved my knees and my back. Anybody else switch tools and feel dumb for waiting so long?

Took a look at the new apartment complex going up on 5th Street - their brickwork is a disaster

Was walking my dog past that new build on 5th Street last Friday. Counted 12 bricks in one section with chipped corners and mortar that's already cracking. Three different color batches too. Looks like they used whatever was laying around. How do these guys pass inspection? Anyone else see shoddy work like this in new construction around town?

Realized I was quenching in the wrong oil after 2 years

Was at a shop swap meet and an old smith dipped a piece of my steel in his canola oil tank, said my stuff was coming out too brittle. Took his advice and switched to warm canola instead of fast oil, now my punches don't crack on the edges. Anyone else find out their quenchant was the problem after a long time?