I gave up on chopping onions for my Tuesday tacos and found a better way

My eyes would water so bad it added like 10 minutes to the whole process. Now I just buy the pre-diced frozen onions from the store, dump a handful straight into the pan, and they cook up fine. What other veggie shortcuts do you guys use when you're really in a rush?

Update on that cheap drone from the online sale

I got the X-12 quadcopter for $40 and the first flight went fine, but the second time it just lost signal and flew into a tree. Learned that a low price tag can mean bad parts, like a weak radio. Has anyone found a good budget drone that doesn't just drop out of the sky?

Crossed 1000 square feet of vinyl plank in a single day on a job in Tacoma

The key was prepping the entire subfloor with a leveling compound the afternoon before. Anyone else hit a personal best that felt impossible?

My old boss said to never use pocket holes on face frames, but I just finished a kitchen where they saved the day.

Everyone says the best riding is in the Rockies, but my best day this year was on the backroads near Kenora.

I took a Wednesday off work and just rode aimlessly on these old logging roads, no real plan. The bugs were bad and the road was rough gravel, but I saw a moose and her calf in a pond at sunrise. It felt more real than any packed mountain pass. Does anyone else find the quiet, messy rides more rewarding than the famous spots?

Just realized I wasted $80 on a cheap phone mount for my telescope that kept slipping and ruining my shots.

I should have just saved for a proper bracket, so has anyone found a decent budget option that actually holds steady?

I was sure the neutral bar in that old Cutler-Hammer panel was fine, but a flickering light told a different story

For years, I'd see those older panels and think the neutral bar was just a solid piece of metal, so it couldn't really fail. Then last month in a 1970s house in Springfield, a dining room light kept dimming and I finally pulled the meter. The bar had a hairline crack you could barely see, and it was heating up enough to discolor the insulation on three wires. It matters because that's a slow burn waiting to happen, not just a nuisance flicker. Has anyone else caught a failing neutral bar that looked perfectly good from the front?

Spent 4 hours trying to find a hostel in Prague that wasn't booked or a scam

PSA: My '15 minute' sheet pan fajitas took 45 minutes last night

I followed a recipe that said to broil the chicken and veggies for 8 minutes, but after that time they were still raw in the middle, so I had to keep cooking them in 5 minute bursts. I learned that my oven's broiler is way weaker than the recipe writer's, so now I have to add at least 20 minutes to any broiling time. Anyone else have to totally change the cook time for a 'quick' recipe because of their gear?

Why does nobody talk about the old fiber optic light meters for pitot-static checks?

We found a 15 year old one in a hangar in Mobile and compared it to our new digital unit, the readings were within 0.1% after a fresh cal. Anyone still have these in their kit as a backup?