Found a stat that 73% of plane crashes happen during approach or landing, not cruising at 35,000 feet

I dug into NTSB data after a neighbor who flies cargo told me the scary part is touching down, and now I can't stop watching how pilots handle the last 10 minutes of every flight I take has anyone else looked at this and felt differently about flying?

Three hours to swap a single brake on a Liebherr LTM 1050...

I spent 3 hours yesterday fighting a brake caliper bolt that was seized on a 1998 Liebherr LTM 1050. The manual said 20 minutes max, but that bolt laughed at my impact wrench. Has anyone else run into rusted bolts on older cranes that just refuse to budge?

That basement flood in St. Louis taught me a HARD lesson about check valves

I was finishing my buddy's basement in St. Louis last spring when a backup from the city main sent 2 inches of sewage through his new drywall. The check valve I installed was a cheap plastic one from the hardware store and it failed completely when the pressure hit. Has anyone else had a check valve fail on them or did I just pick the wrong type?

My kitchen faucet started leaking at 2am on a Tuesday. Had to shut the water off to the whole house until morning.

Barista at a shop in Portland told me my pour was too aggressive and I've been dialing it back ever since

I was doing this real fast aggressive pour into the center and then swirling. She said I should slow down and pour closer to the edge to stop the channeling. Has anyone else gotten feedback on their pouring technique that completely changed their brew?

Question about using a magnetic drill press on curved tanks

I was working on a propane tank down at the Port of Savannah last Thursday. Had to drill 16 holes for a patch plate on a curved section. My mag drill kept slipping off the curve no matter how tight I set the magnet. Ended up having to tack weld a flat plate on first just to hold the drill. Anyone got a trick for keeping a mag drill from sliding on a curved surface without having to weld something on first?

Switched from a knee kicker to a power stretcher and I'm never going back

For two years I fought with a knee kicker on big rooms, always ending up with ripples near the walls. Last month a guy at the supply house said just rent a power stretcher for $35 a day. I tried it on a 12x15 living room and the difference was night and day. The carpet laid flat in half the time and my knee stopped hurting by the end of the day. Has anyone else made the switch and noticed a big difference on larger jobs?

That client who kept calling about the same oak tree finally made sense

A woman three blocks from me rang me up every month for a year asking if a big red oak in her yard was dying. I kept telling her it was fine, just old. Then last spring a branch came down in a storm and split her fence. She called me out with a check already written and a quote from someone else for removal. I finally realized she wasn't being paranoid, she just wanted me to see what she saw from her kitchen window. Has anyone else had a customer who was right about a tree that looked okay from the street?

Dropped $300 on a new door gauge and it's collecting dust

Bought a fancy digital door gauge from a supplier in Chicago, thought it would save me time on leveling. But my old analog one from 15 years ago is just faster for me to read on the job. Anyone else stick with older tools because muscle memory beats new features?

TIL a half inch off my hammer handle changed everything

Honestly I been shoeing for like 15 years and always used the same 14 inch hammer handle. Last month I snapped one and grabbed a 13.5 from a buddy's shop out of desperation. Ngl I figured it'd feel weird for a day or two but the difference in my swing accuracy was night and day. Anybody else mess around with handle length and find a sweet spot that just clicked?