Have you tried just showing up with a six pack one time? That's how Mike can make that knife guy a real friend instead of just a Saturday thing.

At least you weren't using the sticky side up like my dad did.

Wait so are you weighing it before rinsing then adding water based on that weight, or rinsing first, draining, weighing again, and then figuring out the ratio from there? I feel like the water clinging to the grains would mess up the math either way.

I get where you're coming from, but I've got to disagree a little. There are times when pulling that whole section is actually the right call. If the tube sheet is in decent shape aside from the crack, and you've got the right rigging and a few guys who know what they're doing, you can save a lot of time on the back end. Cutting it into pieces means more cleanup, more sharp edges to deal with, and sometimes you end up damaging the surrounding structure if you're not careful. I've seen too many jobs where pieces get dropped or bind up and cause more trouble than they save. It's not always about pride, sometimes it's about having the right plan for the specific job.

Man, I feel you. @karen_roberts4 is right though, it's not that deep. I've killed a few plants by being too nice with the watering can. That mushy brown bottom thing happened to a jade plant of mine, thought I was giving it love but I was basically drowning it. Now I just stick my finger in the dirt, if it's wet I leave it alone. It's not rocket science, you just gotta learn what each plant actually needs.