I looked up the actual stats on electric car fires and the numbers from the NFPA report shocked me.

Vent: I asked for a $5k raise after leading a big project and got offered a pizza party instead.

My manager said the budget was tight but they 'valued my spirit'. Has anyone else had a company try to substitute recognition with cheap perks?

Choosing between a Monstera deliciosa and a Fiddle Leaf Fig for my north-facing window

I had a tight space in my Seattle apartment and needed one statement plant. It was down to a large Monstera or a Fiddle Leaf Fig, both about $75. I went with the Monstera because I read they tolerate lower light better, and it's actually put out two new leaves in three weeks. Anyone have a Fiddle Leaf in similar light that's doing okay?

Setting up my new Nemo Aurora 2-person tent in a stiff wind took me 45 minutes, not the 10 they claim.

The fly kept catching like a sail and the poles wouldn't lock in place. I was in a field outside Bend, Oregon, and it was a total fight. Has anyone else had a tent that just refuses to cooperate when it's breezy?

Met a guy on the John Muir Trail who said planning ruins the whole point

Rant: My foreman insisted we use a 3/8-inch rod for that patch job on the old Babcock & Wilcox boiler in Toledo

He was dead wrong, the expansion rates were off and we had to redo the whole section after a month. Anyone else had a boss give them bad filler metal advice that cost time?