Soaking every 3 weeks works in Tucson because it's bone dry there, but if you live somewhere humid that schedule will rot them just as fast. The real trick is checking if the soil is dry all the way through, not following a set calendar.

Meanwhile I'm over here feeling like a genius because I remembered to put my gloves on the dashboard defroster. Half a thermos of hot water down the fairlead is such a simple fix that I'm kinda mad I never came up with it myself. My dumb trick has always been breathing on stuff like that does anything when it's ten below. Gonna start keeping a thermos in the quad just for this from now on. That guy from North Pole deserves a beer for sure.

Honestly, calling a splice "creative" sounds more like a compliment than a writeup.