I was just reading a piece in a trade mag about this exact thing. It talked about how those classic cutter heads can struggle with fine, wet silt because they're built for harder material. They mentioned a case where a crew on a river cleanup had the same jam-up issue with an old head. The article said that newer suction designs have better flow for sticky stuff, which lines up with what you saw. Makes you wonder how many other jobs we're using the wrong tool for out of habit. Anyway, glad you got it sorted without too much downtime.

Was it near a volcano?

Monitor calibration only goes so far. My screen is properly calibrated, but my art still looked awful on my friend's phone. The bigger issue is color space. Most social media and web browsers only handle sRGB. If your art program is set to Adobe RGB or something wider, those extra colors get crushed down and look flat. Check your export settings and force everything to sRGB before you save for web. It's a checkbox in most programs.

My last place had walls so thin I could hear my neighbor's phone vibrate, lol. I used to think noise was just part of living close to others, but constant bass from workouts drove me crazy. Setting up quiet hours with my roommates was a game-changer, honestly. Headphones for workout videos seem like a simple fix, but some people just don't get it. I feel you, man, it's all about respecting shared space.

That tag really works for finding great spots. Got a similar shot on the Oregon coast last year, all orange and pink sky over the water. Tossed it online with a simple tag and suddenly had folks asking exactly where it was. Makes it easy to find those places again later too. Kind of cool how a simple tag can connect people to a view.