Got a bag of frozen chicken wings stuck in my air fryer basket last Sunday

I was making dinner for my kid's birthday party and had 3 pounds of frozen wings. Threw them in the basket at 400 degrees without shaking them halfway through. They fused together into this solid brick of chicken and I had to chisel them out with a butter knife. My daughter's friend's mom saw the whole thing and just goes "that's not how you're supposed to do it, is it?" Has anyone else had a total air fryer fail moment where you felt like an idiot in front of someone?

The week I moved to Logan Square was pure chaos - anyone else have a brutal first week?

I landed a job in the loop and thought I found the perfect apartment on Milwaukee Ave. But my first Monday morning, the Blue Line was so packed I had to let three trains pass before I could squeeze on. I barely made it to work on time, and by Wednesday my moving company canceled last minute and I was hauling boxes up three flights of stairs in the rain. So which is worse for a newcomer - the commute shock or the moving logistics?

Question about those old school wire brushes vs the new poly whips

Been sweeping chimneys for 22 years now. Started out with my dad using the old wire brushes and I swear we had to replace them every 3 months. The bristles would bend up and fall out. Couple years back a guy at a trade show in Cleveland pushed me to try one of those poly whip things. Man what a difference. They flex better going around corners and last way longer. Had one poly whip now going on 2 years and it still looks new. Maybe I just had bad luck with the wire ones. Has anyone else switched over and noticed a big difference?

Debate: Old timer told me to stop using mesh tape on corners, said paper is better every time

I was working a job outside Cleveland last week and this guy who's been doing drywall since the 80s goes off on me for using mesh on inside corners. He said paper holds mud better and never bubbles, but I feel like mesh is faster and I've never had a call back. He's got 40 years on me though, so who's right? What do you all use for corners, paper or mesh?

Wish I never ignored that deleted scene tip from a YouTube commenter

I saw a deleted scene from the Harry Potter movies on TikTok a few weeks back where Dumbledore explains more about the horcruxes. Some guy in the comments said watch the alternate ending on the extended edition DVD because it changes the whole setup for the last movie. I blew it off thinking it was just fan hype. Then my buddy brought over his copy of the fifth movie and we watched that alternate ending where Sirius's death hits way different with a longer conversation. I spent 2 hours digging through my streaming services trying to find it and nothing has it. The guy was totally right and now I have to borrow the DVD because I missed my chance to catch it. Has anyone else found a deleted scene online that totally changed how you see a character or plot?

Warning: Wasted $300 on a fancy digital angle finder

Bought one of those digital angle finders with Bluetooth last month thinking it would save me time on crown molding. Worked great for about a week until the battery died and it wouldn't calibrate right again. Called the company and they said it needed a firmware update, which I couldn't even do without a special cable. I'm back to using my old Swanson speed square and a bevel gauge. Has anyone else had luck with those basic digital finders from Home Depot?

Pro tip: Do NOT buy that 'unlimited' Procreate brush pack from CreativeBrushes dot com

I spent $45 on their 'Mega Artist Bundle' last month thinking it would save me time. Half the brushes were just renamed defaults, and the custom ones crashed my iPad Pro every other stroke. Has anyone found a GOOD brush seller that actually tests their stuff?

I keep seeing guys skip the broom finish on sidewalks and it's a problem

Last week in Tacoma, I watched a crew pour a new walkway and just trowel it smooth. No broom at all. That surface is going to be slick as ice with the first rain. I've seen three slips on a job like that before. Why do people think a slick finish is okay for a public walk? Has anyone else had to go back and fix this for another crew?

A weird trick with a hair dryer fixed a whole batch of dead laptops last month

I had a stack of five identical business laptops from a small office, all with the same issue: they wouldn't turn on after a power surge. The usual checks showed no blown fuses on the boards. I was about to start ordering parts when I remembered an old trick. I took a basic hair dryer, set it on low heat, and gently warmed the area around the main power chip for about two minutes on each machine. I let them cool for an hour, and three of the five actually powered up. The heat must have reflowed a tiny crack in the solder that I couldn't even see. It bought the client time to back up their data before a proper repair. Has anyone else had luck with this kind of low-heat reflow on modern boards, or did I just get lucky?

I used to export my art as PNGs for everything, but switching to WebP for my online portfolio cut my page load time in half.