My instructor told me to stop using so much product on fine hair

She said I was overdoing it with the mousse and a pea-sized amount of spray gel would work better for a fine-haired client last week. Tried it on a thin-haired woman in Denver and her curls actually held for the first time all day. Anyone else get told they're too heavy-handed with product?

Had to pick between a co-op and competitive game for game night, and it split the group

Last Friday I brought both Pandemic and Catan to our weekly meetup at the library, thinking people could just choose. But 8 people showed up, 4 wanted to work together against the virus and 4 wanted to trade sheep and brick for 45 minutes. We ended up splitting into two tables, but half the group looked bored and the other half were whispering about switching. Has anyone else had a group get divided over co-op versus competitive, and how did you fix it without ruining the night?

Used to just pay the minimum on my card until I saw the interest math

Back in fall 2022 I had about $3,200 on a Capital One card and just paid the $35 minimum every month. Felt fine because my balance wasn't going up. Then a buddy showed me the amortization table and I realized I'd be paying that off until 2029 or something. Switched to throwing $200 extra per month and it's almost gone now. Anyone else ever ignore how long minimum payments actually take?

Pulled too much sand on a job in Tampa Bay and nearly lost the cutterhead

I was working in Tampa Bay last month and kept pushing the suction past 80% thinking more material meant faster work. Buried the cutterhead in a sandbar and had to call a dive team to dig it out, cost the company $2,400. Any of you guys run into balance issues between speed and overloading?

Hit 500 feet of 3/4 EMT in one shift and felt like a machine

I been running conduit for about 4 years now, mostly commercial jobs. Last Thursday we had a rush job at a strip mall near Tulsa and I just got in the zone. By the end of the day I bent and hung 500 feet of 3/4 inch EMT by myself. That's the most I ever done solo and it surprised me because usually my hands cramp up around 300. I was using a Milwaukee bender and didn't even stop for lunch. Any other guys track their footage or just me?

My buddy's bus pass hack backfired hard in Denver last month

My friend Mike swore up and down that buying a 10-ride bus pass in Denver was cheaper than the day pass if you only took 3 rides. He said tourists never figure this out and it saves like $4 every time. So I listened to him and bought the 10-ride pass for $30 on my trip last month. First day I took 4 rides because I got lost and had to backtrack. Then on day two the bus system went on a detour and I ended up taking 6 rides just trying to get to the museum. I ran out of rides by noon on day three and had to buy a day pass anyway for $9 which made the whole thing a waste. Mike still claims his math works if you plan perfectly but who plans a vacation like a spreadsheet. Has anyone else had a friend give them a travel hack that sounds good but falls apart as soon as real life happens?

PSA: I used to think talking to plants was a dumb joke until my basil grew twice as big

My neighbor in Austin said she chats with her garden every morning, and I laughed. But after my own basil started struggling, I tried it for a week and the new growth was insane. Has anyone else had a weird tip like that actually work?

Back in 2012, I dropped about $600 on a set of those 'professional' networking event tickets. Total waste.

I thought finding my grandpa's old fishing spot would be easy

He told me it was 'by the big rock shaped like a bear' on Lake Superior, but that took me three summers of looking. I'd go up for a week each August, walking miles of shoreline. I finally found it last month, a full eight years after he first mentioned it. The rock was smaller than I pictured, half hidden by pines. Has anyone else spent way longer than planned tracking down a family place?

Shoutout to the old timer who showed me the zip tie trick for a stubborn fuel line

Working on a 2012 Duramax with a fuel line that just would not seat right on the filter housing. I was about to order a special clamp tool. This guy in the next bay walks over, grabs a small zip tie, and cinches it around the line's collar before pushing it on. The extra grip let it click into place first try. Has anyone else found a simple fix like that for a job that seemed to need a special tool?