Seen this play out near a rest stop I frequent. The county kept dredging a creek every few years after floods, total waste of money. They finally put in some big gravel beds and let native plants grow back along the edges. Now it handles heavy rain way better and the banks stopped crumbling. Maybe the fix isn't less work, it's different work? You ever see a place try something like that instead?

Tell me about it, that disconnect is too real sometimes.

Skipping steps always comes back to bite you, learned that myself.

Gut check needed. You made the right call by not signing off. In aviation, a bad patch job is a death sentence. Your gut feeling saved that plane and its crew. Always trust your instinct over a rushed deadline.

Cool story about the cheap rig! But I've seen similar setups struggle once a website starts getting more visitors. It's great for basics, but might need an upgrade later.