Right there with you gavinh26, I've got a friend who's the exact same way with takeout lids. Found three drawers full of them in his kitchen last time I visited, all different sizes and shapes, zero containers to actually seal anything with. I get wanting to be prepared but at some point you gotta ask yourself if you're really saving anything or just making a weird plastic collection. He finally admitted he just liked how they stacked neatly and couldn't bring himself to throw them out. Maybe that's the real lid rescue service we're talking about here - rescuing people from their own clutter.

@aaronlee I get what you're saying but I got to push back on this moss lawn idea hard. That "stays green without watering" part is true for some moss types in certain climates, but I've watched multiple neighbors try this and fail completely because they didn't realize how picky moss actually is. Moss needs acidic soil, constant shade, and it absolutely hates foot traffic or dogs running across it. Most people end up with a patchy mess of dirt and dead moss after a year because they underestimated how much prep work it takes. Plus if you have oak trees dropping leaves or any thatch from nearby grass blowing in, it'll choke the moss out faster than you can say "low maintenance." I'm not convinced ripping out a perfectly good sprinkler system for something that might work is a smart gamble, but hey, maybe your climate is different from mine.

Come on, you're being too hard on them. Most contractors are just running a few jobs at once to keep everyone happy, and the paperwork is more about covering their own backs than ripping people off. If you watch them every second, they'll just charge you more for the stress.

Yeah, I gotta disagree there. Lasers can be off more than people think, especially if the ground is soft or the tripod gets bumped even a tiny bit. I've seen situations where a laser said something was level but a quick string check showed it was a quarter inch off, which would have been a headache later. Overkill maybe, but an extra 5 minutes with a level or string can save you ripping out work down the road. Your gut is fine for rough stuff, but I'd rather trust a second check than have to explain why something's crooked after the concrete's poured.

My buddy Mike tried this once and the fire alarm went off before he even got the chicken in.