A customer in Boise asked me why I always start with the corner post first.

I was setting up a cedar fence line for them, about 150 feet total. They just came out and said, 'My dad always put the end posts in last, said it let him adjust the whole run.' I explained my method is to get that corner perfectly square and build off it. But it got me thinking, maybe I'm too rigid. Has anyone else changed their starting point on a job and had it work better?

My neighbor told me my compost pile was too wet and it made a big difference

He pointed out last month that my compost in the backyard was more like a soggy mess and wasn't breaking down right. I started adding more dry leaves and cardboard scraps to balance it, and turned it twice a week. Now it heats up properly and I'm getting good soil for my garden in Portland. Has anyone else found a simple tip that fixed a home climate project?

My main pair of shears just snapped clean in half during a fade this morning.

DAE get flagged by a credit scoring algorithm for a weird reason?

My score tanked 40 points after I paid off my car loan early, the system saw it as closing an account and reducing my credit mix. Anyone know a fair way to appeal this kind of automated decision?

Finally got that sticky Nikon F3 shutter working after a tip from a retired tech

An old timer named Carl, who used to run a shop in Portland, told me to check the foam bumper under the mirror box, not the shutter magnets. I opened it up and sure enough, a tiny piece of degraded foam had turned to goo and was gumming up the works. Cleaned it out with some isopropyl and a cotton swab, and it's running smooth now. Anyone else run into this on the F3, or have a different fix?