We've had soooo much rain this season that everything is drowning. Potatoes are starting to rot int he ground, all our brassicas died a week ago, our peas and beans are likely to get murdered witht he hail we are getting as I type this... Any one else having an off or otherwise Absurd growing season this year? Post your luck or misfortune in the comments...

this is 2 cords of poplar that needs resplitting to dry faster

I don't know about anyone else but our weather herebhas been off from the norm. Are y'all having wetter weather than nirnal? we've got another week of forecasted rain inbound. Currently its just pouring.

live q and a has been converted to a an open chat for members. I am currently stranded an hour from home and haven't got enough cell service for a mobile live stream.

Yesterday I picked up a new Keurig coffee maker after trying to repair the old one with no luck. Got it home, filled the reusable pod with coffee, popped it in the machine, and... it wouldn't close properly. My first thought was that the coffee pods were too tall, and it was hitting the bottom puncture pin. Turns out, it wasn't. After a little head scratching and some odd-looking head twisting to see better, I discovered the new machine has a pin in the top that punctures disposable pods. My reusable pod, with a small permanent hole on top, didn't have enough clearance for the pin path, so the top pin was hanging up on the very edge of the hole. Just enough to cause the machine not to close. The fix? Drill the hole in the top of the reusable pod just a little larger, from 1/4 inch to 3/8 of an inch and voila! Now the pin has clearance, the machine closes properly, and my coffee brews perfectly. Five minutes with a drill and a utility knife saved me from buying disposable pods or hauling the coffee maker 50 km back to the store. That's a good reminder that the first obstacle usually isn't the real problem. Sometimes the answer isn't spending more money—it's slowing down, looking at how something works, and asking, "What's actually causing this problem?" Whether you're fixing a fence, building a table, repairing an appliance, or just trying to get through everyday life, problem-solving is one of the most valuable skills you can develop. Tools wear out. Products change. A person who can think their way through a problem will always come out ahead.