My cousin's kid called my old comics 'boring' and it made me think

I was at a family thing last month and my 12 year old nephew was looking at my long boxes. He pulled out a classic X-Men issue from the 80s, flipped through it, and just said 'this is boring, where are the explosions?' He was comparing it to the movies, obviously. It hit me that for him, being a comic fan means something totally different. It's about the big screen stuff first, and the books are maybe a side thing, if at all. For me, the comics were the whole world. I spent hours in my room in Sacramento just reading them, no movie needed. It's not that his way is wrong, it's just different. Made me realize our little community isn't one thing anymore. How do you even talk about the source material with someone who thinks the real story started with Iron Man 1?

That time a squirrel's stash nearly took out a whole panel

Found a main breaker that kept tripping at a house in Bellingham, and after an hour of checking circuits, I pulled the outdoor panel cover. A squirrel had packed it with over two pounds of acorns and nesting material, completely bridging the bus bars. Ever had a job where the real problem was just a very ambitious rodent?

Finally got the shed floor level after three tries.

Used leftover patio pavers on a bed of crushed stone. Thought it would be a quick fix, but the ground was way softer than I expected. Anyone else have to re-level a shed after a wet spring?

Warning: I thought sous vide was just a gimmick for home cooks

I finally tried it for a 48-hour short rib special after a buddy in Austin swore by it, and the texture was unreal. Has anyone else been totally wrong about a piece of gear they avoided for ages?

A loan officer in Phoenix told me my 580 score wasn't the end of the world, and it changed my whole plan.

Switched to a new gear oil on our 12-year-old Otis units and the noise dropped by half in a week

We've got three traction units in a downtown office building that always had this low grinding hum. About a month ago, my lead had us flush them and put in a synthetic gear oil he read about, Mobil SHC 632. I was sure it was just another oil. But after running them for a full week, the sound meter reading went from a steady 68 dB down to about 62 dB at the machine room door. The change was clear, less vibration through the floor too. Has anyone else seen a big drop in noise just from switching lubricants, or did we just get lucky with these particular motors?

Walked into a new bakery in Tempe and their display case was a total mess

I stopped by this spot called 'Crust & Crumb' on Mill Avenue yesterday afternoon. All their croissants were shoved to the back, the scones were piled on top of each other, and half the labels were missing. It looked like someone just threw everything in there after the morning rush. How do you expect people to buy stuff when they can't even see what you have? Does anyone else get really annoyed by a poorly kept pastry case?

My neighbor told me his new 'smart plant' app yelled at him for overwatering a cactus

My air fryer turned my fries into charcoal yesterday

I was so excited to try frozen fries in the air fryer. I set it for 20 minutes like the bag said, but they came out completely black. I guess every air fryer is different, and mine runs hotter. Next time, I will check halfway through. Lesson learned: always keep an eye on your food. At least the house did not smell like burnt oil afterwards.