Bending the cable too tight around the corner" - that old gal knew her stuff. Those sharp 90s kill signal for sure.

Nah I gotta push back on this one honestly. That old timer wisdom about spreading sealer thin like butter sounds good in theory but I've seen it cause more problems than it solves. When you spread it that wide you're basically asking for moisture to find its way in around the edges eventually. The toothpaste method gives you a solid bead that actually fills the seam properly and bonds tight to both sides. I've been doing it the 'wrong' way for 12 years now and my callbacks are basically zero. Plus that thin wide spread leaves you chasing pinholes later on which is a nightmare. I dunno man sometimes the old ways aren't the best ways just because some guy said so on a jobsite once.

That Maple Street job sounds rough. I've been hearing a lot of complaints about those ABC sensors failing right out of the box. Did you check the battery terminals before you swapped it out? I had a similar issue on a job in Oakwood where three out of eight new sensors were dead within a week. Turns out the metal contacts were slightly bent from the factory, not making proper connection. Just pressing them down flat fixed the faults. Might be worth looking into if you haven't already cleared that install.

Right there with you. I closed an old store card I hadn't touched in years last month and my score dipped maybe ten points. It was back up by the time the next statement hit. People act like your credit report is a museum piece that can't be touched.

@calebc40 did your judge make that call on the spot or did she already have doubts going in?