Can we talk about how many people still don't check their crawl budget?

I've been auditing sites for about a year now, and I'd say 7 out of 10 have major crawl budget waste. I saw a site last week with over 2,000 low-value pagination pages being indexed. The owner had no idea Googlebot was spending time there instead of on their new product pages. It's a huge deal because it slows down how fast your good content gets found. How do you guys usually spot and fix this kind of thing first?

Switched from a 2 pound to a 4 pound cross peen hammer for drawing out stock

I mean, my arm gets tired faster, but I'm getting twice the work done in the same time. Is the extra speed worth the fatigue, or should I just stick with the lighter tool?

Had a boom section start to slide on a Manitowoc 2250 last Thursday

We were setting a 12-ton HVAC unit on a roof in Dallas, about 80 feet up. I felt a weird shudder in the cab, looked up, and saw the outer boom section had shifted nearly 6 inches. I dropped the load to the roof deck immediately. The pin lock had worked itself loose over the morning's lifts. It was the kind of thing you check at the start of a shift, but it can creep on you. Who else has caught a boom walk like that? What's your routine check for those pins?

Saw a 20 year old boiler in a Philly school go from a 65% efficiency rating to over 90% after a full tube bundle replacement last month.

Vent: A client said my cordless drill sounded like a dying animal

I was on a kitchen remodel in Springfield last week, running some 3-inch screws. The client walked by and said, 'John, that thing sounds rough, like a coffee grinder full of rocks.' I checked my Milwaukee Fuel drill after the job, and the chuck was wobbling. Turns out I'd dropped it off a ladder six months back and never really looked it over. I swapped out the whole chuck assembly for about $35, and now it runs quiet and true. How often do you guys actually service your cordless tools instead of just running them until they quit?

Realized I was chasing the wrong kind of work for way too long

Honestly, it clicked last month when I saw my calendar was full of $500 gigs that each took a week, while a buddy landed one $5k project that gave him breathing room for two months. How do you spot the difference between busy work and the stuff that actually pays the bills?

I was sure those smart lightbulbs were just a silly fad

My wife got a four-pack for the living room a year ago, and I rolled my eyes. Now I can't imagine not having the porch lights turn on automatically at sunset. What's a gadget you were totally wrong about?

I thought the cash envelope system was just for people who can't control themselves

My wife made us try it for our grocery budget, and I rolled my eyes for a solid month. We put $600 in an envelope for the whole month, and when it was gone, we were done. I was sure it would be a hassle, but seeing the cash disappear made me stop buying that $8 fancy cheese every trip. Now we actually have money left at the end of the month. Has anyone else had a dumb idea turn out to be the best thing for their spending?