My Bosch dishwasher threw a code I had never seen before

Last Tuesday I was finishing up a call on a 3 year old Bosch 800 series that just stopped mid cycle. The display showed E15, which usually means water in the base pan. I pulled the lower panel and found about an inch of standing water from a cracked drain hose connection. Replaced the hose clamp and dried out the pan with a shop vac. It fired right back up, but has anyone else run into these plastic fittings getting brittle way earlier than they should?

I think the 20 minute rest for steaks is overblown

I had a customer send back a ribeye last Saturday because it was barely warm in the middle, even though I let it rest for a full 20 minutes like everyone preaches. The thing sat on a cutting board near the pass and lost all its heat while the crust got rubbery. I started experimenting and found that a 6 to 8 minute rest under a loose tent of foil keeps the temp up and the juices locked in fine. I work at a busy spot in Austin and we crank out 80 steaks a night on a good Saturday, so waiting that extra 12 minutes kills the flow. Nobody has been able to show me a blind taste test where the longer rest wins. Has anyone else shortened their rest time and gotten better results?

The new cooks keep over-reducing sauces and calling it 'concentrated flavor'

I noticed about six months ago at the place I work in Denver, a lot of the younger line cooks started reducing their demi-glace until it was basically syrup. They'd show me a pan with barely a cup left from a gallon and say it's more intense. But they lost all the body and it just tastes burnt and sticky. Anybody else seeing this trend where people confuse reduction with just cooking the water out?

Picked the AI scheduling tool over hiring a human assistant for my real estate leads

I was juggling 22 showings last month and had to choose between a $400/month AI scheduler or a part time assistant asking for $18/hr. Went with the AI after a 14 day free trial. First week it double booked me twice and I missed a closing meeting because it couldnt handle a last minute change. Fired it after 20 days and hired a college kid who works 15 hours a week for me now. Has anyone else found these tools just cant handle the chaos of real appointments?

Had a week last spring where every single book I tried to rebind had the grain direction wrong on the cloth, and I didn't notice until after I cut the boards.

I messed up six books in a row before I realized the new roll of bookcloth I got from that online shop in Portland was cut cross-grain (which is wild because I always specify grain direction on the order) and nobody else at my shop caught it either since we were all rushing to finish a custom set for a local library fundraiser, has anyone else had a supplier just completely ignore the grain direction note on an order?

Wasted 4 hours on a grinder burr alignment issue I should have caught in 10 minutes

Got a new Baratza Encore last month and spent an entire Saturday pulling shots that tasted like dirt... kept thinking it was my technique or the beans. Turned out the upper burr carrier was seated slightly off from the factory, making the grind wildly inconsistent. Finally grabbed a flashlight and a marker, did the marker test, and saw it was off by maybe 2 millimeters. Has anyone else dealt with a burr alignment problem that drove them crazy before realizing it was the machine itself?

I rebuilt my deck with composite instead of pressure treated wood

After three summers of splinters and staining I finally put in Trex and now I just hose it off whenever it gets dirty, has anyone else made the switch and found it worth the extra cost?

I finally bought a used leaf shutter tester for $85 off eBay

Turned out the calibration was off by a full stop on every lens I tested, so I spent another $40 on a calibration chart and a weekend fixing it - has anyone else gotten burned by old test gear bought online?

Hit 300 flue repairs this year and I'm pretty surprised

I was going through my receipts last week and realized I've already done 300 flue repairs in 2024. That's way more than my normal pace, especially since I cover both Greenville and Spartanburg. Not sure if it's just more old houses needing work or if I'm getting faster at it. Has anyone else seen a big jump in their numbers like this?

Just found out my "Hello World" was actually wrong for 2 months