Last Thursday I made $340 for basically plugging a cable in and unclogging a granola bar. I get that @finleym43 appreciates easy days, but I'd rather earn my money actually fixing something than feeling like a glorified janitor. Those "boring" days make me nervous because clients start thinking we're overpaid for simple work. Next time they see a real problem, they'll try fixing it themselves first and blame me when they break it worse. I'd take a challenging motherboard repair over a half-unplugged monitor any day.

Lost my car in a parking garage for 45 minutes once, so trust me, you're not alone buddy!

My buddy Mark tried pocket holes on his first face frame build last summer and it was a total disaster. He used that Kreg jig everyone talks about, clamped everything up real careful, and drove in like 20 screws. The whole thing twisted on him within a week because there's just no real mechanical strength with those angled screws pulling through end grain. He ended up having to scrap the whole frame and start over with proper mortise and tenon joints like his grandpa showed him. Now he tells everyone pocket holes are fine for shop jigs or temporary stuff but never for anything structural that needs to stay square.

That "whole kitchen for a drink" line hits hard. I went from a heavy pump to a squeeze filter after a similar comment and never looked back. Simple setups really do make the miles easier.

Stale beans from the grocery store" - guilty as charged for way too long.