Last month I got an email that looked exactly like my bank asking me to 'verify my account.' I usually spot those things easy, but it caught me on a busy Tuesday and I just clicked without thinking. Lost $200 before the bank stopped it. After that, I finally tried Bitwarden (free version) and honestly I should've done it years ago. It's not perfect but it keeps me from reusing passwords everywhere. Anyone else have a wake up call that finally got them to change their habits?
I was watching a crew set up a steel beam lift last Tuesday and noticed they had the chokers crossed at the top hook instead of running them separate to the spreader bar rings. My old foreman Mike showed me years ago that if you don't run each leg straight down to its own pick point you lose like 30% of the stability on uneven loads. I tested it myself on a 12 ton girder that same afternoon and the difference in sway was night and day. Has anyone else noticed this or am I just being picky about old habits?
I kept a little tally on my phone fridge calendar and yesterday I hit exactly 100 days in a row of remembering my reusable bags. I never thought that number would mean anything to me but seeing it made me realize how many plastic bags I used to go through without even thinking. What convinced me to change was that video of a turtle with a straw stuck in its nose... I know it's cliché but that image just got stuck in my head. Now every time I grab my bags from the car I feel like I'm actually doing something small that adds up. Has anyone else tracked a habit like this and gotten surprised by the total?
I got bit by something on my elbow halfway through and spent the rest of the week at urgent care getting rabies shots, has anyone else dealt with nasty critters on a job?
Last Sunday I was out by my shed laying down some flagstone for a small path to the fire pit. My neighbor Bob walked over and said I was wasting my time because grass would just grow right through the cracks in 6 months. He told me to pour concrete instead, but I like the natural look. I've got about 40 square feet to cover and I'm stuck between doing it my way or listening to a guy who's had his backyard for 20 years. What would you do if you had to pick between easy maintenance and something that actually looks good?
