alice's got jokes, but honestly I'd probably tip her for the spa treatment myself. That heat lamp trick is a lifesaver though, I spent a whole weekend babysitting a bathroom floor with one and felt like a total idiot every time I walked in. At this point I'm convinced heat lamps could fix anything, even my social life. You ever try the heat lamp on something totally random like a stubborn jar lid?

The part about "that $900 fix turned into a $2800 emergency call" really hit home for me. My buddy Dave did the exact same thing last summer on his 1940s bungalow. He put in a subpanel for a new AC unit and told me he saved a bunch of money. Three weeks later his main breaker started smoking during a heatwave. He had to pay for a full upgrade plus an emergency service fee. @amy_coleman21 that story about the melted bus bar is exactly what happened to Dave's panel too. Sometimes the cheap route just bites you later.

Yeah man totally, watching the player to my left has saved me too many times.

Can't believe he'd skip wetting bricks on a hot day. The suction pulls water out of the mortar so fast it barely gets a chance to bond right. Seen plenty of jobs where dry bricks led to weak joints and cracked mortar later on.

Used to think it was exaggerated until I saw the video he sent me.