Remember when the local comic shop was the only place to find back issues?

Back in 2005, my shop in Tempe had maybe three longboxes of older stuff, and you just hoped they had the issue you needed. Now, with sites like MyComicShop, I can find almost any single issue from the 80s in a couple minutes. It's way easier to complete a run, but I kinda miss the hunt and the shop talk. Anyone else feel like the hobby got more convenient but lost a bit of its soul?

Thought those 'client feedback' templates were a waste of time. Then a guy in Phoenix sent me a 12-page email about his cat.

Spent a whole morning in a crawl space trying to find a neutral before I realized my meter was set to AC current, not voltage.

My apprentice just looked at me and said, 'Boss, why is it reading 0.2?' Ever feel like your own tools are playing a trick on you?

My shop foreman swore by using a dab of high-temp RTV on those tiny O-rings for bleed air duct clamps.

I thought it was a messy hack, but after it held for 3 years on a regional jet without a single leak report, I'm a convert. Anyone else use sealants in unconventional spots that actually work long-term?

Pro tip: I found a stripped screw on a Maytag washer motor in a tight spot last week and my $15 flexible shaft driver saved the job.

What's your go-to tool for dealing with stuck fasteners in cramped appliance spaces?

My uncle always said to soak cedar shingles overnight... I thought he was nuts until a job in Seattle last month.

I used to hand-write every single delivery tag, now I just print them. Saved me 20 hours last month.

A client in Phoenix pointed out my miter cuts were off by a hair

He said he could see a tiny gap in the crown molding when the light hit it just right. I switched from my old miter saw to a digital angle finder and started checking each cut twice. How do you guys make sure your trim work is perfect every time?

I finally saw how I was watching anime wrong for years

I was rewatching 'Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood' for maybe the fifth time, just letting it play while I scrolled on my phone. My friend Sam, who was over, asked me a simple question about a scene I'd just 'watched'. I had zero clue. He said, 'You're not even looking at it, man.' That hit me. I was treating shows like background noise instead of actually paying attention. Now I try to watch one episode a night with my phone in another room. Does anyone else have to force themselves to just watch and not multitask?