Ghosted after 4 rounds of interviews with a firm in Denver

I went through four rounds of interviews with a tech startup in Denver over 3 weeks. They asked for a full project plan as part of the final round, which I spent a weekend on. Then radio silence for two weeks, and a generic rejection email. Who else has put in that much free labor only to get crickets back?

Got a call for a simple drop in a new build in Henderson and found a real mess

I was running a new line to a bedroom and the whole wall cavity was packed with leftover insulation scraps from the builders. Couldn't get the fish tape through at all. Ended up having to cut a small access hole in the closet next door and pull everything through by hand, which added like an extra hour to the job. Anyone else run into builders just stuffing junk in the walls before drywall goes up?

Hot take: New tech is great but you still need to know the old torque specs

I keep seeing guys just trust the digital wrench readout and skip the manual check. It matters because a stripped bolt on a flap track is a real bad day. How many of you still keep the old paper manuals around?

Unpopular opinion: I think we overdo the deep litter method

I mean, I ran my coop on a deep litter setup for like 3 years because everyone said it was the best thing ever. What tipped me off was last fall when I finally cleaned it all out, the ammonia smell was so strong it made my eyes water, even with good ventilation. I realized I was just piling more stuff on top of a wet, compacted base instead of letting it truly compost. Now I do a modified shallow clean out every 4 to 6 weeks and my girls seem way happier. Has anyone else found that deep litter just doesn't work in their humid climate?

Had a customer's alternator bolt shear off flush in the block on a 2015 Silverado

It happened yesterday afternoon when I was doing a routine replacement, and the lower bolt just snapped with a loud pop. I ended up having to drill it out and use an extractor, which added about two hours to the job. What's your go-to method for dealing with sheared bolts in tight engine bays?

Visited a museum in Detroit that had a 1950s kitchen display with all the original appliances still working

They had a fridge from 1957 that still ran, and the guide said it's had maybe two repairs in its whole life. It made me think about how much simpler the stuff we used to fix was, even if it was heavier. What's the oldest appliance you've ever had to service that was still in daily use?

Just found out the original Settlers of Catan print run was only 5,000 copies in 1995, which is wild considering how huge it is now. Saw it in a documentary on YouTube.

I finally figured out how to spot a midden in dense forest cover after five failed attempts.

I started using a simple metal rake to gently scrape the top layer of pine needles in a specific grid pattern near the old logging road in the Oregon woods, and it revealed a clear concentration of charcoal and shell fragments that we almost walked right past.

Honestly, that old Garmin G1000 display in the Cessna 172 gave me a real scare last Friday. The thing just went black mid-check.

My brother-in-law told me to use a 2-inch putty knife for spackling a whole wall. I should have listened.