Bought a cheap mattress from a warehouse sale and my back is killing me

I saw this mattress for $200 at a local warehouse clearance last month and thought I scored big. It felt okay in the store, but after sleeping on it for two weeks, I wake up with a stiff back every morning. I tried adding a topper, but it just sinks in the middle now. I'm basically out the $200 plus another $50 for the topper that didn't help. I should have just saved up for a decent one. Has anyone found a good budget mattress that actually holds up, or am I stuck saving for a year?

I bought a cheap plant ID app and it actually changed my whole hike

For the longest time, I figured I could just look up plants in a book or guess. On a walk in Forest Park, I kept seeing this pretty purple flower and had no clue. My friend told me to get a plant app, but I thought it was a waste. I finally caved and spent about $5 on one called 'LeafSnap'. I pointed my phone at the flower, and in two seconds it told me it was Dame's Rocket, an invasive species I should actually pull. I ended up using it for a full hour, learning about five new plants in my own neighborhood. That small purchase turned a simple walk into a real learning trip. What's a plant you were surprised to learn was in your area?

Appreciation post: The 2002 Civic I got in on a tow truck last month...

It was a complete mess, looked like someone tried to fix the quarter panel with a hammer and a dream. Over the last four weeks, we pulled it, filled it, and blocked it three times. What's the most 'creative' repair you've had to undo before you could even start?

Last month in Denver, a customer asked me to run cable through his pet snake's enclosure

He had a six foot boa constrictor in a big glass tank and wanted the line to go from the living room wall, under the tank, and up through a hole in the lid. He said the snake was 'friendly' and wouldn't mind. I told him I'd do the wall plate and the drop, but he was on his own for the reptile interior design. He looked so disappointed, like I was the first installer to say no. Has anyone else gotten a truly wild request like that?

A guy at the farmer's market in Boise told me his tomato plant was 'talking back' to him