My uncle used to say the same thing about brass fittings and now I'm like "okay boomer, I'll get the stainless steel ones" lmao. I mean, it's a faucet washer, not heart surgery. You can swap those things out for like $2 if it strips so I dunno why people act like it's this life changing wisdom. Maybe the guy was just bored and wanted someone to talk to.

You gotta love when the city actually gets something RIGHT for once. My tip is to look up the city's traffic engineering office on their website. They usually post an email or a form where you can send feedback about light timing. If enough people report the same intersection, they might actually do a study. I did that for a light near our kids' school and it took a few months but they eventually changed it to a longer green light during pickup and dropoff hours. The key is being SPECIFIC with the time of day and the intersection name. It helps if you time your wait with a stopwatch too. That gives them actual data instead of just saying "the light takes forever." Seriously, a little complaint goes a long way if you catch them at the right time.

Pretty sure they changed their number and moved to Alaska...

Got burned by a fancy name on a hiking trail once, same vibe @emmaclark

Oh man, my brisket never gets dark enough to even have an era.