My neighbor called me out for always ordering from the same big delivery app

She pointed out last week that our local pizza place, Tony's on Maple, charges $22 for a pie in the app but only $16 if you call them directly. I felt pretty dumb for never checking, and I've switched to calling places first now. Do you guys try to support local businesses directly, or is the convenience of the app too hard to pass up?

My dad told me to track every single coffee for a month and I thought he was nuts

He said to just write down each one, no budget change needed. I did it last month and it added up to $87. I was honestly shocked because I never felt like I was spending that much. Has anyone else tried just tracking a small habit before trying to cut it?

PSA: Overheard a guy at the marina in Galveston say he never checks his cutter head teeth before a job.

He said he just 'lets the machine tell him' when they're worn, which seems like a good way to find out halfway through a channel cut.

Spent $45 on a fancy digital scale and it just saved my sourdough starter

I've been fighting with this starter for like a week, couldn't get it to rise right. My old scale was a cheapo one from a garage sale and I guess it was way off. Weighed everything with the new one this morning, exactly 100 grams of flour and 100 grams of water, and bam, it doubled in 4 hours. I feel like an idiot for not just buying a decent scale sooner lol. Anyone have a good recipe for the first loaf with a revived starter?

Vent: The week I fixed a laptop that smelled like a fish market

The client said it just 'stopped working,' but after opening it up, I found a whole, dried-out anchovy wedged under the keyboard (I guess from a lunch spill, maybe?). Anyone else ever pulled something that wasn't a screw or a wire out of a device?

PSA: I keep seeing techs skip the basic power check on laptops.

They go straight to swapping parts or re-imaging, but half the time it's just a bad AC adapter or a dead wall outlet. I wasted 2 hours on a ThinkPad last week before I found the customer's charger was only putting out 5 volts. What's your first step when a laptop won't turn on?

I thought using thrift store curtains for fabric was a terrible idea until I tried it

Found some heavy cotton drapes for 5 bucks at Goodwill and made a structured jacket that actually holds its shape. Anyone else found a weird fabric source that worked out better than expected?

A veteran mechanic in Philly called my hoist rope dressing method 'a waste of good product'

He watched me slather dressing on a full 5/8" rope during a modernization job last month and said, 'Kid, you're just making it drip. A thin coat on a clean rope lasts longer.' I switched to wiping it on with a rag instead of spraying, and the ropes on my last three jobs have stayed cleaner. Anyone else get schooled on something basic they thought they had down?

My crew's framing speed doubled after we switched to cordless nailers in Phoenix

We were still using pneumatic guns and dragging hoses around until about 8 months ago. The boss finally bought a set of battery-powered framing nailers, and now we're finishing walls in half the time because nobody is tripping over air lines or waiting for the compressor. Are cordless tools really worth the upfront cost for a small crew, or do they just die when you need them most?

My brother-in-law said he only watches shows with his wife now, no solo binges. It made me realize I watch everything alone.