6 hours for a door lock contact? I'd say that ghost owes you some overtime pay.

My buddy Dave used to cook rice like he was making concrete. He'd just throw it in a pot with some water and hope for the best. One time he made a batch so sticky we used it as poster putty to hang up a calendar. I told him about the rinsing thing and now he swears he's a rice master. He even bought one of those fancy Japanese rice cookers, but I still see him eyeballing the water level like it's a science experiment.

Well now, I've got to respectfully disagree with that tip. Wetting the subgrade in Phoenix heat is asking for trouble if you ask me. I poured a patio in Mesa last July and made that exact mistake, ended up with a muddy mess that took forever to get the moisture out of the mix once it hit the ground. The water just sits there and creates a weak bond at the bottom, especially if you've got any clay in the soil like we do out here. I've had better luck just working faster with a retarder added to the truck and keeping a mist on the surface while finishing. Jerry means well, but that trick doesn't play the same way in the desert.

I used to roll my eyes at the burn test thing but @sage_park6 being a fellow lighter-carrier makes me feel a lot better about it, especially after I got burned on a fake wool blazer too. You're right, that clean stitching is a dead giveaway every time.

Wait, what exactly made this your best day though? Was it the satisfaction of finding a tricky gremlin on the first try, or was it more about the crew actually following up and acknowledging your work? I love a clean shift with no write-ups, but sometimes the real win is figuring out some weird intermittent issue that's been driving everyone crazy for weeks.