My old boss in Denver said to always mud the whole seam before taping, but that just made a huge mess.

He insisted it gave a better bond, but on a big job in Cheyenne, the mud kept squeezing out and I had to scrape it all off. Now I just put a thin line down the center and it's way cleaner. Does anyone else have a strong opinion on this method?

A foreman in Tacoma said my bull float technique was 'stirring soup' and it clicked

He told me to slow down and let the tool do the work, which fixed my pitting issues on a 40 yard slab. Anyone else get a piece of advice that just instantly made sense?

Trying to get a specific shade of olive green dye to stick to this linen blend fabric took me almost a full week.

Shoutout to the guy who just apologized on a podcast

I saw this local musician get called out on Twitter for some old, dumb jokes from 2014. Instead of fighting it, he went on his podcast the next day, named the specific jokes, and said 'Yeah, that was me, and it was a bad take.' He didn't make excuses. He just owned it, said he was sorry, and moved on to talking about his new album. The whole thing blew over in like two days. Is just admitting you messed up the fastest way out of these things now?

Rant: The amount of guys I see skipping the power stretcher on stairs is wild

I was finishing a job in a two story house in Charlotte and the guy before me just kicked in the carpet on every single step. You could see the ripples from the door. I had to pull it all up and redo it with my Crain 200, which took an extra three hours. It's not just about looks, that carpet will wear out twice as fast and start to bunch. Does anyone else run into this or am I just getting the bad luck jobs?

DAE's healthy eating reset ruined by a relative's cooking?

So I tried this whole30 thing in January, thinking it would be a fresh start. My mom and dad are super into comfort food, though, so every night there was mac and cheese or garlic bread on the table. On one hand, my parents knew about my diet and made a side salad to help. But on the other hand, the smell of that cheesy pasta was pure torture, and I felt left out. After two weeks of white-knuckling it through meals, I caved and had a huge plate of spaghetti. Now I'm wondering if it's better to just do your own thing food-wise and not drag the family into it. What do you think? Does having your crew on board actually help, or does it just set you up for more fails?