Why does nobody mention the secret rule in Twilight Imperium 4th edition

I was reading the manual again last night and found a rule about how Trade Goods can be used to bribe other players into not attacking you, which is NOT in the quick start guide at all. Has anyone else noticed missing rules in their favorite heavy games?

Can we talk about the abandoned weather site that still updates via dial-up from a guy in rural Montana

Everyone says those old personal weather sites are worthless, but I watched that guy's barometric pressure readings save a farmer's hay crop back in 2019 because he caught a microburst forming 3 hours before any official alert went out, has anyone else found a useful relic like that?

That one Wednesday last month where everything that could go wrong did on a CRJ-200

I had three MEL write-ups hit back to back, then the parts van showed up with the wrong O-rings for the hydraulic pump. By the time I finished the last logbook entry at 9pm, I had been on my feet for 13 straight hours. Has anyone else had a shift so bad you just sat in the hangar and stared at the wall for 10 minutes?

PSA: I watched 3 seasons of a show before realizing I had the wrong episode order

Made my first sourdough loaf that didn't look like a hockey puck

I have been trying to bake sourdough for about 8 months now and nothing ever came out right. Last weekend I visited my aunt in Boise and she showed me how to properly feed my starter every 12 hours instead of guessing. That one change made the dough actually rise in the bowl. It still came out a little flat but it actually had air pockets inside and I almost cried. Has anyone else had trouble with their starter going dormant?

I finally had a showing that went perfectly from start to finish

Last Thursday I had a 10am showing on a house in the Dilworth area that had been sitting for 45 days. The seller had already dropped the price by $18k and I was getting nervous. But this couple walked in and after 15 minutes they said they loved the layout and the updated kitchen. By 2pm they had an offer in at $5k under asking. Something about that day just clicked and it reminded me why I love this job. Has anyone else had a listing suddenly turn around like that?

Pro tip: had a GC yell at me about butt joints in a church ceiling and it saved my work

I was finishing a ceiling job at a church in Austin about 3 years ago. The general contractor walked in, looked at my butt joints, and said 'those better be flat or you're ripping it all out Monday.' He showed me how to pre-fill the tapered edges with 20 minute mud before taping so the joint doesn't hump up. Has anyone else had a jobsite boss teach them a trick that just stuck?

My car breaking down on 95 actually saved me $1,200

I was driving from Richmond to DC last March when my 2008 Honda started sputtering near Fredericksburg. Instead of calling a tow truck straight to a dealership, I had my buddy Mike come pick me up and we limped it to his garage. Turns out it was just a clogged fuel filter that cost $28 to fix, not the $1,200 transmission rebuild the dealer quoted me last year. Anyone else had a breakdown that turned into a win?

TIL my shop hit 10,000 custom prints without me even noticing

Ngl, I was going through last month's invoices and saw we crossed 10,000 orders since we started three years ago. Never expected that number from a little garage setup in Austin - has anyone else had a milestone sneak up on them like that?

I finally broke down and tried dry aging beef in my home fridge last month

I always thought you needed a special $2000 setup to dry age beef at home, so I kept just buying the pre-aged stuff from the store. After my buddy did it in a regular fridge with a small fan and a salt block for 21 days, I gave it a shot and the flavor was way deeper than anything I've bought. Has anyone else tried this on the cheap or am I just asking for mold problems down the road?