Oh man, I feel this one right in my wallet. I've got enough experience grooming dogs to write a book, but I still have people asking if I can do a half off first visit. Maybe I should just start shaving poodles in a baseball cap to look younger.

Did you actually try to negotiate with your banker @derek_coleman? Ngl, I walked into my local branch last month and told them I was moving 50k if they couldn't match an online rate. They magically found a 4.2% CD after I said that. Banks count on people just accepting whatever they offer first.

Man that guy at the Denver bus station sounds like he's been everywhere except a dentist.

That bearing turning to gravel is a rough sound to hear, I still remember the grinding noise from my old Dewalt orbital that locked up on a Mustang hood last year. I had to pull the whole housing apart on the tailgate of my truck just like you did, using a screwdriver to scrape out the metal chunks. @jenny_jackson your coat hanger compressor fix is exactly the kind of gritty thing we all do when the clock is ticking on a job. It's frustrating when a tool gives out on a Friday afternoon and you either find a hack or you're stuck cleaning up and going home early. Sometimes the temp fix is the only way to keep moving, even if you know you're buying a proper replacement first thing Monday.

Three stings and I'd have been calling THAT a win. I once kicked a stud wall in a flip house and a whole family of racoons came tumbling out of the attic. Ended up with a busted toe AND a racoon clawing my pant leg. My drywall career peaked that day with a screaming match against a rabies vector.