Got suspicious after reading an old tweet from a celeb who 'changed'

I was scrolling through a musician's apology video comments last night and saw someone had screen-shotted a tweet from 3 years ago. The tweet was basically the same kind of dismissive attitude they were apologizing for now. It made me wonder how many of these apologies are just copied from the same PR template. I feel like people get caught, say sorry, then go right back to their old ways once the heat dies down. There's no real accountability or change happening if they don't address the specific actions. Do you guys cross-check old posts when a public figure apologizes, or do you take their word for it?

Hot take: My car's transmission actually got worse after a fluid change at 120,000 miles

I drive a 2010 Honda Accord and had the transmission fluid changed at a local shop in Dayton last spring. Before the change, shifting was smooth and I had no issues. Now I get a hard jerk from 2nd to 3rd gear every time I accelerate from a stop. The mechanic told me sometimes old fluid has enough friction material suspended in it to keep worn clutches grabbing, and new fluid washes that out. Has anyone else had a transmission go downhill after a late fluid change?

Wasted $150 on those 'premium' hoof pads from the catalog

Tried those fancy shock-absorbing pads on a client's TB with thin soles, and they just held moisture and made things worse. Anybody else had better luck with plain felt or leather instead?

I finally picked wet curing over curing compound on a big slab in Phoenix

Last month I had a 12,000 square foot warehouse floor to pour and the customer wanted it done in 3 days. I had to choose between spraying on a membrane curing compound or going with wet curing and burlap. I went with the wet cure because the rep at the supply yard warned me about surface dusting with compound in that heat. It took 4 days of constant watering and I had to hire an extra guy just to monitor moisture. The final surface came out at 4,500 psi with zero cracking, but I lost a full day to the extra work. Has anyone else dealt with curing failures from rushing to meet a deadline?

Job in Phoenix last summer taught me why you never pour when it's over 105

Visited a showroom in Raleigh and saw a toilet flange installed wrong

I was at a plumbing showroom last Thursday looking at vanity options. One of the displays had this tile job that looked perfect until I noticed the toilet flange was sitting way above the finished floor. The sales guy said it was fine but everyone knows that's a leak waiting to happen. Has anyone else caught bad work in a showroom display?

Realized I was overprocessing my highlights after 5 years in the chair

I was doing these aggressive foils with high volume developer for years thinking it gave the best lift. A client with baby fine hair came in crying last month because her hair was snapping off, and my coworker gently showed me how a lower volume with a longer processing time actually gives a cleaner result. Has anyone else had that moment where you found out your whole technique was just kinda wrong?

That one pitmaster in Lockhart who told me to stop using sauce as a crutch

I was at Smitty's Market last fall, and this old guy working the pit saw me drenching my brisket in sauce. He just shook his head and said 'you're covering up bad cookin', son' - has anyone else had a random stranger change how they approach a whole cook?

Talking to a dispatcher in Nashville changed how I plan my routes

I was on a job last week and the dispatcher told me I should start grouping my calls by street number instead of zip code. She said I was wasting 2 hours a day driving back and forth across town. Has anyone else tried sorting their route by address order instead of area code?

Found a box of old fidget spinners at a garage sale last weekend

I was digging through a dusty bin in someone's driveway in Dayton and pulled out 12 fidget spinners from 2017 still in their packaging. The lady selling them said she bought them for $5 each when they were everywhere and now they sit in her basement. Is there actually a market for this stuff once the hype fades or is it just landfill waiting to happen?