Unpopular opinion: My best week ever was also my most awkward

Most people here share bad awkward stories, but mine is about a weirdly good week that was full of cringe. I got a surprise promotion at work on Monday, which was great, but then I had to give a 5 minute thank you speech to the whole department and completely blanked on my boss's name. The rest of the week, every time I saw him, I'd just nod way too hard. By Friday, I was so in my head about it that I accidentally called the office printer 'Steve' out loud. Has anyone else had a good thing happen that just got tangled up in awkwardness?

Talking to a city forester in Cleveland made me double-check my hazard tree assessments

He said a lot of crews miss the early signs of root plate failure by only looking at the trunk. Now I'm spending an extra minute scanning the soil line for those subtle cracks and heaves. Anyone else adjust their inspection routine after a simple tip?

I used to think buying a vacant lot and building new was the only smart play in Detroit, but rehabbing a 1920s building on Cass Avenue proved me wrong.

My grandpa always said to plant my carrots after the first full moon in May.

I tried it last spring, and honestly, my harvest was the best I've ever had, with super straight roots and no forking. He swore it was about the soil temperature and moisture being just right at that time. Has anyone else had luck with planting by the moon phases, or is it just an old wives' tale?

Just realized how much RG6 cable gets left in attics after a job

I was cleaning out my own attic in Phoenix and found over 300 feet of old cable from previous installers, just coiled and abandoned. It made me wonder about the total waste across thousands of homes. Do you guys always pull out your old cable runs, or is it standard to just leave it?

Showerthought: I always thought pork shoulder was the best for pulled pork

I read a study from the University of Nebraska that showed beef chuck roast, cooked low and slow, can have a higher yield of usable meat by almost 15%. I tried it last week and the texture was great, plus it gave me more product to sell. Has anyone else tried using beef cuts for traditional pork dishes?

Serious question, has anyone else had a client ask for a 'more 3D' look on a 2D vector logo and then try to explain it by spinning a coffee mug around?

I spent a whole Tuesday trying to interpret 'make it pop off the screen, but flat' for a bakery logo in Denver, and my only real direction was watching them rotate their latte mug on our Zoom call... how do you even price that hour?

Update: That time a junction box in a basement flooded

I was finishing a panel upgrade in a house in Tacoma last month when I found a junction box under the basement stairs full of water. The homeowner had a small leak from a washing machine hose they didn't know about. I shut off the circuit, used a wet/dry vac to get the water out, and let everything dry for a full day before redoing the connections. Anyone have a good trick for checking for hidden moisture in old boxes before you start work?

I finally saw that new park in Springfield and the curb detail is wild

I was walking through the new Riverside Park in Springfield last week and the concrete work on the main walkway really caught my eye. The finishers did a continuous, smooth radius on all the curb edges where it meets the sidewalk, and it must be a mile long. It looks amazing, but I can't figure out how they kept the formwork so consistent for that length without any joints showing. What's the best way to pull off a long, curved edge like that without it getting wavy?