Showerthought: People overwater their succulents and call it love

I see it all the time on this forum. Someone posts a sad, mushy succulent and says "I water it every 3 days!" That's overkill. These plants store water in their leaves. I killed 4 echeverias before I learned this the hard way. My neighbor in Portland waterboards her jade plant twice a week. It's rotting from the bottom up and she won't listen. Succulents want neglect, not coddling. Let the soil dry out completely between waterings. Has anyone else had to rescue a plant from someone's overwatering obsession?

Finally hit 100 clear nights logged in my backyard stargazing notebook

Ngl, I didn't think I'd actually reach triple digits stargazing from my own lawn, but last night's Jupiter view through my cheap 6-inch dob made every bug bite worth it - how many nights have you guys logged this year?

Finally got my old 90s mountain bike shifting smooth again after 3 years of bad habits

Honestly I used to just spray WD-40 all over my drivetrain when it got gritty and call it a day. It worked for like a week then everything would get sticky again. Last month I finally watched a video from a shop in Portland about proper chain cleaning and realized I was making it worse by gumming up the jockey wheels. So I picked up a proper degreaser and a chain scrubber tool for like 15 bucks total. After taking the cassette off and actually scrubbing each gear with a brush the difference was night and day. Now I can shift through all 21 speeds without any skipping or noise. Has anyone else had that moment where you figure out you've been doing something basic completely backwards for years?

It took me 6 weeks to figure out my coworking space's internet was the problem, not my laptop.

I kept blaming my slow connection on my old MacBook and almost bought a new one for $1,300. Turned out the coworking cafe's router was throttling everyone after 2 PM. Has anyone else wasted cash on gear when the real fix was just switching spots?

Took me 3 weeks to fix a flat tire that should have been 20 minutes

I always thought changing a bike tire was super simple. Then I got a puncture 4 miles from work and spent 45 minutes on the side of the road struggling with tire levers that kept snapping. Turned out my rim tape was shifted and the tube was pinching every time I tried to seat it. I finally bought a set of metal tire levers and some Gorilla Tape for $12 total. Has anyone else run into a simple repair that turned into an hours long nightmare?

Old guy at a truck stop showed me how to spot Orion without a map

I was fumbling with my phone in the dark at a rest area near Flagstaff and he just pointed up and said "look for the three stars in a row, that's his belt." Took me 10 seconds after that, now I can find it every time without any app.

Threw $75 down the drain on a junk vinyl cutter from Amazon

It jammed on the 3rd test cut and the software refused to talk to my laptop, so now I'm stuck with a paperweight and a lesson to just rent time on a proper machine at the makerspace instead, anyone else regret a cheap tool purchase?

Stopped by a board game cafe in Portland last weekend and watched a group argue over a rule for 20 minutes.

The owner finally walked over, read the rulebook aloud, and they still kept going. Has anyone else noticed some players just refuse to accept the written rules?

Walked into a new subdivision yesterday and every house had the same cable drop mistake

Every single box was mounted sideways so the coax comes out the side instead of the bottom. How are builders still getting away with this sloppy work on new construction?

Hit exactly 50 cherry tomatoes off one plant last night and honestly I lost count at 30 before