Heard a park ranger talking about the Lost Coast Trail in California

I was grabbing a map at the King Range visitor center and overheard a ranger tell someone the full 25 mile stretch is only passable at low tide for about 4 hours a day. I always thought it was just a tough hike, but that timing makes it a whole different kind of trip planning. Anyone have a good system for tracking those tide windows on a multi-day trip?

PSA: A customer's weird comment made me change my whole taco truck setup

Honestly, this guy at the Portland Saturday Market last month told me my 'El Diablo' chorizo tacos were 'too symmetrical' and it threw off the 'street food vibe'. Ngl, I laughed at first, but then I realized I was arranging every single taco with the same exact toppings in the same order. Now I just do a messy, quick scoop of each thing and sales actually went up. Has anyone else gotten a piece of feedback that sounded silly but ended up being kinda right?

Just learned something wild about the old dredge in the harbor near my town

I was reading through some old port authority records online last night, mostly out of boredom. I found a maintenance log for the harbor dredge from 1978. The thing that blew my mind was the fuel consumption. That old bucket ladder machine used to burn through 80 gallons of diesel an hour just idling at the dock. I always knew the older gear was thirsty, but seeing that number in black and white really put it in perspective. My current cutter suction rig sips maybe 25 gallons an hour when we're actively cutting. It makes you appreciate the engineering leaps we've had in the last few decades, even if the basic job is the same. I wonder if any of the older guys here ever ran one of those old bucket ladders and what that fuel bill looked like at the end of a week?

Am I the only one who gets annoyed when people call every superhero movie a comic book movie?

I was at a party and someone said they loved 'comic book movies' but only named stuff from the MCU and DCEU. It matters because it ignores the direct adaptations of actual graphic novels and indie books. Has anyone else had this conversation?

I thought those new wireless load indicators were just a gimmick

My foreman made us use one on a job lifting HVAC units onto a roof in Cincinnati last month, and the thing actually caught a 2% overload from a gust of wind that I didn't even feel. I mean, it buzzed my pocket and saved a real headache. Anyone else had a tool they doubted that actually proved itself?

Update: After months, my DIY elevator pit cleanup is done.

I brewed my great-grandma's sleep tea and got way too energized