Was totally wrong about using canned mackerel for fish cakes

Always thought it would be too fishy or weird, but a friend in Seattle swore by it. Tried it last night with some potato and onion, cost maybe $2.50 total for two big patties. Who else has a cheap protein swap that actually works?

A comment on my old laptop battery guide made me rethink the whole thing

I posted a video showing how to swap a swollen battery in a 2015 MacBook Pro, and someone pointed out I didn't mention checking the power adapter's voltage first. They said, 'A bad charger can cause that swelling, so you're just fixing the symptom.' I changed the guide to start with testing the charger with a multimeter. Has anyone else had a simple fix turn out to be a bigger problem?

My plumber buddy told me 'you're not selling a service, you're selling a solved problem' and it kinda broke my brain

Spent $400 on a used walk-in cooler and it saved my wedding season

I found it on a local marketplace last spring, a 6x8 unit from a closing deli. I was worried it would be a money pit, but it let me prep three big wedding orders at once without my home fridge overflowing. Has anyone else bought used equipment that really paid off?

Celebrating a full year of catching the 7:15 express bus without a single miss!

It started last March when I was running late and saw the bus pull away from my stop in the rain. I decided then to set two phone alarms and pack my bag the night before. The key was moving my keys from my purse to a hook by the door so I stopped wasting five minutes looking for them every morning. Now my morning is so calm, I even have time to grab a coffee. Has anyone else found one tiny change that made your whole commute smoother?

Appreciation post: The day a Cessna 172's nose gear wouldn't lock down

We had a pilot call in with a gear warning light on final, and after talking him through the manual extension, he landed safe but the nose strut was just dangling. It turned out a tiny, 25-cent cotter pin on the uplock assembly had sheared, which we found after pulling the whole panel in the 95-degree Texas heat. Has anyone else had a simple part cause a huge headache like that?

DAE get weirdly proud when you hit a certain number of pieces refinished?

I just finished my 100th chair, and it's making me debate whether a high volume of good-enough work is better for a business than a low volume of perfect, museum-quality pieces.

TIL a $15 tube of high-temp thread sealant beats the old paste on every steam line I've done this year.

After a stubborn leak on a 2-inch steam header at the paper plant, I tried the sealant and it set faster with zero weep, so what's your go-to for high-pressure steam joints?

Serious question, has anyone else blown a ton of cash on those 'universal' shutter blade repair kits?

I'm out about $180 and a whole afternoon on a kit I bought online last month. The ad said it worked for a bunch of old SLR models, but the metal was way too soft. I tried to bend a blade for a Pentax K1000 and it just snapped in the jig. The whole set felt cheap, like they just stamped them out and called it a fix. Now I had to order the proper, model-specific part anyway and explain the delay to the customer. It's so frustrating when a shortcut ends up costing more time and money. What's a good source for blades that won't turn to dust?