My sauerkraut decided to stage a jailbreak across the kitchen floor

I was burping my big 2-gallon crock last Tuesday when the airlock seal gave way and a wave of brine and cabbage shot out like a geyser. It took me an hour to clean the sticky mess off the cabinets and my dog looked at me like I was crazy. Has anyone else had a ferment turn into a full-blown science project?

My favorite shears just gave out during a precision cut yesterday.

I was doing a detailed point cut on a client's bob, and the tension screw snapped clean off. They were my trusty Takumi 5.5s, and I've had them for nearly eight years. I had to quickly grab my backup pair to finish the appointment, but the whole rhythm was thrown off. Has anyone else had a main tool fail mid-service, and what's your go-to backup plan?

Serious question, my friend's balcony in Chicago changed how I see composting

I saw their small worm bin handling all their scraps without any smell, even in a 600 square foot place. It proved you don't need a yard or a big setup to make it work. Has anyone else switched to worms after thinking it was too messy for an apartment?

Overheard two art students arguing about screen calibration at the coffee shop

One of them said 'my prints look totally washed out compared to my monitor' and the other told her to check her color profile. I went home and realized my own digital paintings probably look way different on other people's screens. How do you guys make sure your art looks right everywhere?

Just realized I'm the only guy on my crew who still uses a handsaw for finish cuts

I mean, everyone else has switched to those little cordless multi-tools for trim work, and they give me a hard time about it. I had to choose between buying into that whole system or sticking with my old Japanese pull saw. I picked the saw. For a tricky miter on some oak crown molding in a Denver remodel last month, the multi-tool guys were fighting chatter and burning the wood. I just took my time with the handsaw, got a clean cut right on the line, and had less dust to clean up. It maybe took an extra minute, but the fit was perfect. I get that power tools are fast, but for control on the final cut, I think the old way still has a place. Has anyone else stuck with hand tools for specific jobs when everyone moved on?

Replaced the governor rope on a 1970s Dover with a modern synthetic, and the overspeed test failed twice. The old steel cable passed fine. What gives?

Overheard a guy at the feed store say he doesn't worm his flock at all...

He said 'let nature sort it out' but I saw his birds and they looked rough. How do you decide on a deworming schedule?

Question about a carpet job in a house with a pet raccoon

I was stretching in a living room in Tacoma last month when the homeowner's 'pet' raccoon came out and started unrolling my seam tape. I had to gently shoo it away with my knee kicker while the owner laughed and said it was 'helping'. Has anyone else had a wild animal try to join the install?

Just realized how much my bokashi bin actually holds

I finally weighed my pre-compost after a month and it was over 15 pounds... I found that stat on the city's waste diversion website. Anyone else surprised by their own volume of scraps?