What did you learn today?

Don't open the hives too late when it's cooling down but you're still sweaty.

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Don’t buy different brands of mulch. They don’t quite match, your wife will not be happy, and you will have to load up all the unused bags, take them back to Homeless Despot, unload them, and then load up a bunch more.

I didn’t buy enough for the first load. When it came time to get more, the original brand was back to full price and a different brand was on sale.
 
Don’t buy different brands of mulch. They don’t quite match, your wife will not be happy, and you will have to load up all the unused bags, take them back to Homeless Despot, unload them, and then load up a bunch more.

I didn’t buy enough for the first load. When it came time to get more, the original brand was back to full price and a different brand was on sale.

you couldn't just use the preferred color as the top coat?
 
TIL to look out for wheel pant brackets while rolling around on a crawler under my airplane. Fortunately my head deflected it before it hit anything important.

Nauga,
who needs more shop towels
 
Toda- er... Yesterday, I learned that my wife (@SkyChaser ) is pregnant with our first child! I'm currently in the Panicking stage and I think my mom is getting ready to move next door (Not sure if @Half Fast will be able to stop or even slow her down).

So... what did the rest of you learn today?
I learned that @SkyChaser is your wife. What a crazy thought. It rates right up there with learning that I am actually @eman1200 .
 
I learned that @SkyChaser is your wife. What a crazy thought. It rates right up there with learning that I am actually @eman1200 .
Apparently you also missed the following thread - and the one that started it all (linked somewhere within the thread below)...


But yeah, it has been 3.5 years already!

ETA: apparently @2-Bit Speed was a little faster. :P
 
I did not learn this today. But, over the past 3 days it was clearly demonstrated to me.

In high school, Coach used to say that "Luck" what what the uninformed called it when someone's effort puts them in the right place to exploit "Random Chance".

As the new hire, I was third on the list until today, now I am number two. Over the past two days, the pilot formerly known as number two was moaning and groaning and #$@*& . . . about . . . the weather. The weather, as if any of us can control it.
 
Congratulations!

The most important parenting advice I can give you - And you'll get plenty - Is this:

It's OK, nobody else knew what they were doing either.

You'll screw things up and regret it... But if you love 'em and do your best, you will do just fine, so don't sweat all the million little things that everyone else is going to tell you to worry about.

Next: It's OK if you hate it at first. The first three months is challenging, with very little payoff: There will be a lot less sleep and a lot more poop and noise in your life. But after a while, that baby will see you and smile and from that point forward it's a lot more fun (though still lots of poop and noise).

Also, you've probably heard about "put them down and walk away"... And while I'd heard that, I felt like I'd be a failure if I had to actually do it, until I learned that both my in-laws had to do it with both kids, and they're about the gentlest souls I know. I promise you, there will come a time when you want to throw that baby so hard they go into orbit. Put them down, walk away, take a minute. You're not in the wilderness, the baby will be fine by itself for a bit. Breathe and/or scream until you're ready to start again.

Finally - The days are long, the years are short. It's hard to cherish the cuteness of small kids while they're still small, and it doesn't last long. Take a break from diaper changing and feeding now and then to just pause and appreciate who they are each day. It's a fascinating journey.

And don't forget to corrupt them every chance you get... My guys LOVE going to the airport or the EAA museum whenever mama needs a break: :D

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I learned my keyboard no longer has several letters on it. Also learned I didnt need to look at the keyboard until I learned they were missing. Now I'm lost.
 
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