Warning: I used to skip the daily crane walk-around in bad weather

Honestly, I got lazy about it during a rainy week last month in Seattle. But after spotting a frayed hoist line that I would've missed, I do the full check every single morning now. Anyone else have a small habit that turned out to be a big deal?

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the_dylan10d agoProlific Poster

That part about the frayed hoist line hits home. It's crazy how the small stuff you skip becomes the exact thing that fails. I used to put off cleaning the lint trap on my dryer for a few extra cycles. Then one day the whole machine overheated and the repair guy showed me a wad of lint that was basically a fire starter. Now that filter gets cleaned every single time, no excuses.

wells.reese10d ago

Wait, isn't the lint trap thing supposed to be done after every load anyway? I always heard that was the rule, not just when you remember. My old landlord made a huge deal about it during the walkthrough, said it was the number one cause of dryer fires. He even showed me a picture from a news story of a whole laundry room burned up from one. That visual stuck with me.