Saw a camera shop in Portland with a 'no vintage' policy on the door

I was walking around the Pearl District last week and stopped by a place called Focus Point, only to see a printed sign saying they won't even look at any film camera made before 1990. The guy at the counter shrugged and said 'parts are a headache and people don't want to pay.' I get that some jobs are tough, but does turning away a whole chunk of the craft hurt the trade in the long run?

Unpopular opinion: Everyone keeps overwatering their xeriscape plants along Central

I see so many new rock yards with dead penstemon or agave because folks run drip lines like it's Kentucky. The UNM extension office says most natives need zero summer water after year two. Are we just killing plants with kindness, or is a little extra actually needed in our heat?

Heard a guy at the hardware store say 'there's no such thing as a dumb question' and I kind of disagree.

My whole home network went down right before my kid's online test

Last Tuesday at 8 AM, my router just gave up and every device in the house lost connection. I spent 45 minutes on the phone with the ISP before they said a tech couldn't come until Friday. What's the fastest way you've gotten your internet back after a full crash?

My car's odometer hit exactly 123,456 miles on my way to work in Denver

I was driving down I-25 when I looked at the dash and saw all the numbers lined up perfectly. It felt like the universe was giving me a little wink, you know? Has anyone else had a weird number coincidence like that happen at just the right moment?

Why does everyone act like dried beans are the only cheap protein?

I keep seeing posts where people say you have to buy dried beans to save money, but that's not always true. I did the math after a trip to my local store in Tacoma, and a can of black beans was 89 cents. The dried bag, which makes about the same amount, was 1.49. When you add the cost of running my stove for two hours to cook them, plus my time, the canned ones are cheaper for me. I think people forget to count their time and the gas or electric bill. For a quick meal after a long day moving furniture, I'm grabbing the can. It's still a budget meal without the hassle. Has anyone else checked the real cost difference lately?