Question about the woman who paid for my coffee and then disappeared

I was at a Dunkin Donuts in Cleveland last Tuesday, and the woman ahead of me paid for my iced coffee. She just told the cashier to add it to her order, smiled at me, and walked out before I could even say thanks. It was only $4.50, but it stuck with me because she didn't wait for any recognition. I've been trying to do the same thing for someone else ever since, but I always feel awkward just leaving. Has anyone else had a random stranger do something like this for them?

I think 2-inch risers on every single gate is a waste. Here's why.

I was at a safety meeting down at the Omaha plant a few months back and a guy showed me a gate that had been catching slag for years with just a 1-inch riser - no cracks, no failures. Has anyone else found the 2-inch rule is more about covering liability than actual function?

I finally got my first tuck pointing job done without any callbacks

I've been bricking for about 2 years now and tuck pointing always scared me, but last week I finished a whole wall at a house on Oak Street and the owner even complimented the matching color. Has anyone else struggled with getting the mortar color just right or is it just me lol?

Warning: That whole foods hot bar keeps raising prices with less selection

I used to grab lunch from the hot bar at Whole Foods in Rocky River every Tuesday for around $9 a pound, but last week I paid $14.50 for a smaller container of the same stuff. They switced the containers too, the bigger ones are gone and now it's just the small clamshells that barely hold enough. Has anybody else noticed this creeping up or is it just my timing being bad?

Watched my buddy run 35s on stock axles for two years vs me swapping gears first

He drove a JKU through Moab for two seasons on factory D44s with zero issues while I spent $2,800 upfront on RCVs and 5.13s and still broke a u-joint last fall, so is it really worth the extra cash or just luck of the draw?

Customer asked me to hide the cable inside the drywall with NO access panel

Talking to a plumber changed how I do pipe repairs

Spent two hours trying to find a rule for a 1990s game last night

We were playing an old copy of 'Star Wars: The Queen's Gambit' I found at a yard sale. The rulebook is a mess, and we hit a weird combat situation. I checked BoardGameGeek, three different fan-made guides, and even a YouTube video from 2008. It took us from 7 PM to almost 9 PM to finally agree on an interpretation. Has anyone else had this much trouble with an older game's unclear rules?

Question about the old manual taping tools versus the automatic ones now

I spent about $1,200 on a used automatic taper from a guy in Tacoma six years ago. It felt like a crazy amount at the time, but it saved my shoulder and let me finish a big apartment job in half the time. Anyone still using the old hand tools, or has everyone switched over?

My grandson asked me why my story characters always have happy endings

I was reading a story I wrote to my grandson, Ben, in his room in Portland last Tuesday. He looked up and said, 'But what if the knight just stayed sad for a while?' It made me think I've been avoiding the messy, real parts of a story. Do you ever find yourself writing the same kind of ending out of habit, and how do you break it?