That time I spent 2 years watching dubs before a friend called me out

I was sitting in my buddy's basement last summer watching My Hero Academia with his crew. We got to a fight scene and I made a comment about the voice acting sounding off. He just stared at me and asked if I was watching the dub. I said yeah, that's normal right? He told me I was missing half the emotion and intensity the original actors put in. So I went home that night, switched to the sub on episode 1, and honestly felt like an idiot for not trying it sooner. Anyone else go through a long dub phase before switching?

Went to a discount grocery in Akron and noticed everyone buying day old bread

I stopped at a Grocery Outlet in Akron last Tuesday and saw like 8 people grabbing bags of day old bread from a bakery in Cleveland. It was marked down to 89 cents a loaf compared to $3.50 at the regular store. I grabbed a few loaves myself and froze them, they toasted up fine for sandwiches all week. The selection was random though, one week you get sourdough, next week its all rye. Does anyone else have a discount spot near them with weird bread inventory like this?

Realized I was mounting base stations too low after a customer's kid kept tripping the alarm

It took a frantic call from a homeowner in Tulsa who said their cat was setting off the motion sensor every night, and when I checked the placement I saw the sensor was aimed right at a spot where a 3-foot tall cat tree sat, which finally made me realize I'd been mounting everything at 4 feet instead of the recommended 7 feet for pet immune coverage.

Debate: rope access vs bucket truck for crown reduction on tight residential streets

I did a big oak reduction last week in an older neighborhood where the streets are barely wide enough for a pickup. Had my bucket truck but couldn't position it right without blocking someone's driveway. A buddy swears by rope access for those spots, says it saves time on setup. But I timed myself and it took 20 minutes just to get the lines set where I wanted them. Meanwhile my bucket truck would have had the whole thing done in 45 minutes if the street was clear. So which do you guys lean toward when the access is tight, rope gear or the bucket?

Roof fire in Boulder last spring changed my approach completely

I was sweeping a chimney up on Table Mesa Drive when the homeowner said they'd been burning wet pine all winter - creosote was a quarter inch thick in spots. Has anyone else had a close call like that where you had to stop mid-job?

Wasted $400 on a cheap injector puller that broke on the first job

Bought a no-name injector puller off Amazon for a 6.7 Powerstroke job last month. It snapped the threads on the first injector and I had to rent a real OTC tool from the parts store to finish. Has anyone else had luck with those cheap kits or is it always a waste of money?

Unpopular opinion: paper tickets at counter service spots beat ordering kiosks every single time

I timed it at our local diner last week, and the old ticket system got people through in 2 minutes while the new touchscreen had three people stuck on the payment screen for 5, so why do we keep adding tech that slows things down?

That one guy at the library book sale changed my mind on genre fiction

I was at the annual book sale at the downtown branch in my town, just grabbing a few thrillers. This older guy, maybe 70, saw my stack and said 'you're missing out on the good stuff' and handed me a sci-fi novel from 1984. He talked about how the author predicted social media before anyone had a computer... it was really specific and made me think. Has anyone else had a total stranger recommend something that completely shifted what you read?

Always swore by rope and saddle over buckets for big removals...

After watching a crew knock out a 60 foot oak in 4 hours with a lift on a job in Nashville last month I finally rented one and cut my time by half on my next takedown, has anyone else switched sides on this?

Just lost $80 on a 'cable management box' that doesn't fit under my desk