Apple juice is just sugary water for people who hate good bark.

Wait, so this homeowner taught you something after you've done hundreds of installs? That's rough, man. I had a similar moment when a 12 year old showed me you can use a paperclip to reset a panel I'd been rebooting by pulling the battery for 30 minutes every time. Made me feel like a total boomer who can't work a smartphone.

Whoa, I gotta push back a little on that. I mean yeah, bad habits are a thing, but 1000 hours of focused practice can still build solid foundation if you're paying attention. Isn't the real problem just people not being honest with themselves about what they're actually working on?

My buddy Mike fell for that purple mulch hype two years back. Bought a dozen bags for his front flower bed. Looked like Barney threw up in his yard for three weeks. Then it rained and all that purple washed onto his concrete walkway. Stained it permanently pink. His wife still brings it up every spring when they're buying regular brown bark.

Regretted it" is putting it mildly. I mean, one guy had literal dirty laundry all over the floor and expected me to sleep on a couch with no cushions. Hostel was definitely the move, especially with that rooftop bar.