My neighbor Bob told me to skip the pre-emergent last spring and now my lawn is 70% crabgrass

He said it was a waste of money for our area but after walking my yard this morning I'm counting over 20 patches of the stuff and I'm kicking myself for listening to him - has anyone else had a neighbor's shortcut advice backfire on them like this?

Spent 45 minutes looking for a hotel pan that was in my hand the whole time

I was prepping for a banquet last Friday and needed a full-size hotel pan for the braised beef. Checked the dry storage, the walk-in, and the dish pit twice. After 45 minutes of walking in circles, one of the new guys asks what I'm holding. I looked down and I had the stupid pan in my left hand the whole time. Who else has done something this dumb on a busy shift?

Appreciation post: the term 'ghost job' finally helping me explain my job search to my parents

Honestly, I've been looking for work since October and kept hearing 'ghost job' online but thought it was just a buzzword. Then last week I applied to a posting that had been up for 4 months and got an auto-reply saying the position was filled internally. My dad kept saying I wasn't trying hard enough, but after I showed him three articles about companies posting fake listings, he finally got it. Now I can tell him 'that's a ghost job, Dad' instead of feeling like I'm making excuses. Has anyone else used this term with older relatives who think job hunting is still like the 90s?

That $500 'influencer apology' email from a brand I actually liked felt super fake

So I got this email from a skincare brand I've been using for 2 years saying they were sorry for a marketing fail where they photoshopped a model's skin too smooth last month. But the email was clearly written by some PR intern with generic lines like 'we value your trust' and zero specifics about what they'd change. On one hand, at least they acknowledged it publicly instead of ignoring it like most brands. On the other hand, does a copy-paste apology email actually fix anything, or is it just a checkbox? What do you all think - does a half-hearted apology do more harm than good in these situations?

Used to swear the moon landing was faked until I dove into the radio通信 records

I was all in on the moon landing hoax theory for years. Thought the whole thing was a studio job. Then I spent about a month reading through the actual Apollo 11 radio transcripts from the Johnson Space Center archives. The real-time back-and-forth between Houston and the astronauts is too messy and unscripted to be fake. The signal delays, the static, the dropped words - you can't script that with 1969 tech. Has anyone else looked at the source documents and changed their mind on this?

Had a guy at Rona argue that big box caulking is the same as pro grade

I walked out with both tubes because I couldn't decide and now my shower is half done with two different beads.

Called BS on a guy claiming his roughing feeds were twice mine...

This older machinist at the shop next door swore he was running 150 IPM on a 1/2 inch end mill in 6061, and I figured he was just blowing smoke. Last month he let me watch him do a job and it was legit, his machine sounded like a monster but the cycle time was half of what mine is. What was the trick or tool that made you eat your words on something in this trade?

PSA: The 90-day parking grace period for city stickers actually got me a $75 ticket

I moved to Wrigleyville last month and thought I had until July 26 to get my city sticker because of the 90-day rule. Well the meter maid didn't care one bit and slapped a $75 ticket on my windshield yesterday. Anyone else get caught by this same trick or is it just me?

Just realized my torque wrench has been off by 10% for months

Tightened down caliper bolts on a customer's 2018 F-150 last Tuesday and the thing snapped at 95 ft-lbs instead of 110, so I checked my old Craftman and it was way out of spec - has anyone else had luck with the click-type vs beam-style for daily shop use?

Three months ago I swore retargeting was a scam. A $47 campaign changed my mind.