My collection hit 200 games and I realized I've only played half of them

I was updating my BGG list last night and the total surprised me. It matters because it shows how much of this hobby for me is about the idea of playing, not just the actual playtime. Anyone else have a shelf of shame that's bigger than they'd like to admit?

Spent 8 hours chasing a phantom voltage drop on a G1000 system

Had a King Air in the shop with a PFD that kept blanking out. Traced it to a 0.3V drop on a 28V power feed, but the wiring looked perfect. Turns out, a tiny bit of green corrosion inside a cannon plug pin was the culprit, and my meter probes weren't making good contact at first. Who else has lost a full day to something that simple?

That week the power went out and we had to move a whole beef quarter by hand

The freezer at the old shop on 5th Street died on a Tuesday in July. We had to haul everything to the walk-in next door before it warmed up, just me and two guys carrying primal cuts in 90 degree heat. Anyone ever have a cooler fail during a heat wave?

Appreciation post: My framer's trick for a tricky cathedral ceiling saved us a week

We had a client in Bend who wanted a 22 foot cathedral ceiling with exposed beams, but the engineering for the ridge beam support was a nightmare. The usual method would have meant a huge steel I-beam and a ton of extra labor. My lead framer, who's been doing this since the 90s, suggested we use a built-up LVL header with a hidden steel plate inside the center lamination. We mocked it up in the shop first. It passed inspection, cut about $8,000 from the steel quote, and let us keep the clean look the client wanted. Has anyone else used a hybrid material trick like this to solve a structural or design headache?

Bought a cheap flexible liner brush and it snapped on the first job

Just had to eat the cost of a full chimney cleaning last week. A customer in Gresham called about a blocked flue, simple job. I grabbed a new flexible liner brush I got online for $40, seemed like a good deal. Third pass up the clay tile, the cable just gave way. Brush head is stuck about 15 feet up. Had to tell the homeowner the bad news, refund the whole $250 fee. Wasted half a day trying to fish it out with no luck. Now I need to call in a specialist with a camera rig, which will cost me. Anyone have a go-to brand for these that won't fail on you?

Our club spent $60 on a 'guided discussion kit' for 'The Midnight Library' and it was a total bust.

The company promised deep questions and activities, but the packet was just a few pages of basic stuff you could find online for free. We ended up ignoring it after twenty minutes and just talking like we always do. Has anyone else bought one of these kits and actually found it useful?

Why do people keep throwing 'compostable' coffee pods in the recycling bin?

I volunteer at our town's waste sorting station every other Saturday, and last week I pulled 37 'compostable' coffee pods out of the blue bin in one hour. They have to go in the green bin for food waste, not with the plastic and cans. The recycling truck just leaves them behind as contamination. Has your local program had this issue, and how do you get the word out?

A client told me my crown molding returns were 'too busy' and it made me rethink my whole approach