Just realized I was wrong about those cellular backup modules

I used to think they were a waste of money for most residential jobs, but a power outage in my own neighborhood last month proved me wrong. My house, with a landline system, went down for 8 hours, but the one I installed for a client with a Telguard unit stayed online the whole time. Has anyone else had a specific job that made them switch their stance on a piece of gear?

Finally got a decent shot of my dog indoors with a 400 ISO film after three rolls of blurry mess.

I was about to give up on indoor pet photos, but pushing the Tri-X to 800 and using a 50mm f/1.8 lens in my dim kitchen last Tuesday actually froze her mid-yawn perfectly.

Just realized my sauerkraut jar was bubbling for a totally wrong reason

I was reading a book from the library about old food preservation and it said a sealed jar can build up over 30 psi from fermentation gas... which is way more than I thought. My jar was hissing a bit yesterday and I just figured it was normal, but now I'm a bit worried I've been doing this wrong. How much pressure is actually safe before you need to burp a jar?

I got my book club to start every meet by spoiling the book's end!

This crazy move turns polite chats into wild, fun arguments everyone enjoys!

Every dead mall I hit on my summer trip had a boarded-up anchor store.

Rant: My custom shirt colors never match the screen preview

I ordered some shirts for a club event, and the blues came out way too dark (like, almost purple). It happened three times before I figured it out. Now I always ask for a physical color swatch before placing a big order. It adds a step, but my prints look right now. Hope this saves someone else the headache.