Rant: Had a weird intermittent fault on a Garmin G1000 that drove me nuts for a week

Kept getting a random AHRS failure flag during pre-flight checks, but it would clear after a reset. No codes stuck. Finally, instead of chasing the LRU, I pulled the connector at the remote magnetometer. Found a single pin slightly backed out, maybe a millimeter. Pushed it back in with a dental pick. Problem vanished. Has anyone else seen connector issues mimic a full unit failure like that?

Spent $40 on a fancy annotated copy of 'Wuthering Heights' for our club and it just made our argument about Heathcliff's motives even more confusing.

The footnotes kept contradicting each other, so now half of us think he's a tragic hero and the other half are convinced he's just a terrible guy, and we wasted a whole meeting going in circles.

Just read that the entire first season of that new spy show was filmed in one city block in Prague

My old foreman told me to never use a 3/8" impact on axle nuts, but I did it anyway on a 2018 F-150

Honestly, he drilled it into my head for years that you need a 1/2" gun for anything over 150 ft-lbs, or you'll just burn up the smaller tool. Last Tuesday, my big gun was in the truck and I was in a rush, so I grabbed my trusty 3/8" Milwaukee M12 stubby to break a stuck rear axle nut. Ngl, I figured it was a newer truck, maybe it wouldn't be that bad. The gun screamed for a solid 10 seconds, the nut didn't budge, and then it just died with a burnt smell. Had to walk of shame over to the parts store for a new impact. So, was he right and I'm just an idiot for not listening, or are some of these newer compact impacts actually tough enough now? What's your hard line on tool size for big fasteners?

Hot take: I think we're overdoing the 'native plants only' rule for bird habitats

I was at the garden center in Springfield yesterday and heard a woman tell another customer, 'If it's not native, it's basically useless for birds,' which made me pause. My yard has some non-native butterfly bushes that are constantly covered in hummingbirds and finches from dawn until dusk. Has anyone else found certain non-native plants that actually support a lot of bird life?

Action camera fell short of review promises, now what

I picked up a popular action camera based on strong online reviews. The footage is blurry and the battery drains faster than advertised. How do you handle it when a gadget does not match the reviews.

Warning: Thin mud isn't always faster for finishing

I thought watery mud would spread easier. A recent patch job took twice as long to sand smooth. Now I mix it to a thicker paste for better results.

I'm done with bosses who focus on speed over skill in our finishing shop.