Found a weird trick for fishing RG6 through blown-in insulation

Was working on a house in Austin last week where the attic was full of that loose fiberglass crap, and my fish tape kept getting stuck. After wasting like 45 minutes cussing I grabbed a shop vac and taped a piece of PVC pipe to the hose. Sucked a pull string right through a 30 foot run in about 2 minutes flat. Anyone else use weird tools like that to get past tricky insulation jobs?

Swinging a load at a county fair in Kansas taught me a hard lesson about wind

Was setting up a Ferris wheel at the Johnson County Fair last summer when a gust came out of nowhere. My load started swinging like a pendulum and I had to set it down quick before it took out the ticket booth. Now I always check the weather radar before I lift anything over 50 feet.

A/B tested subject lines for 3 months. Everything I thought I knew was wrong.

I was sure personalization like first names in subject lines would crush generic ones. Ran tests on 12,000 emails for a local shop here in Austin. Turns out curiosity gaps and weird emojis beat name drops every time. Anyone else find their gut instincts totally backfired with data?

Just realized the difference between a 1 minute exposure and a 5 minute exposure on the same nebula last night.

Was out in my backyard near Tucson. Clear sky, no moon. Shot the Orion Nebula. Did a quick 1 minute test shot to check focus. Then let it run for 5 minutes. The difference was insane. That extra 4 minutes brought out all the wispy dust lanes around it. Brown, purple, dark streaks I hadn't seen before. Felt like I had a whole new picture. Any of you guys notice a big jump past a certain exposure time?

Watched a movie where the hero hotwired a truck in 10 seconds flat.

I drive a semi for a living and last week I had to show a buddy how to jumpstart my rig. It took us 15 minutes with the manual and a flashlight. Have any of you ever tried to hotwire something from 2006 and actually had it work like in the shows?

Chat with a barista at a local shop made me rethink my pour over technique

I was at Blue Bottle in Brooklyn last Tuesday and the barista told me I was pouring my water too fast. She said I needed to slow down to a drip for the first 30 seconds to let the coffee bloom properly. I tried it at home and my cup tasted way less bitter. Has anyone else fixed their brew by just changing their pour speed?

Met a guy at a woodworking show in Indy who told me his secret for drawer slides

That moment I overwatered 200 tulip bulbs in my shop in Austin

Last Tuesday I soaked a batch of tulips so bad the bulbs started rotting within 48 hours, and I had to pitch half the order at a $150 loss. Has anyone else had a watering mishap ruin a big batch and how did you salvage the rest?

Is using a level really that important for hanging shelves?

I spent last Saturday putting up three shelves in my living room and just eyeballed it with a tape measure. My wife walked in and said they look like theyre sliding downhill, now I gotta redo the whole thing. Does anyone else skip the level because you think you can judge it by eye, or am I the only one who ends up with crooked shelves every time?

Book club fight over "The Midnight Library" made me want to quit the group

We were at Beth's house last Tuesday and it got heated. I said the book was kind of predictable and this lady Linda goes off on me saying I missed the whole point. Then Dave jumps in saying the whole concept of alternate lives was lazy writing. Next thing I know people are almost yelling about whether it's a five star or a three star. The host ended up cutting the discussion short. I drove home annoyed. Like its just a book right? Has anyone else had a book club debate get way too personal?