Wrote off 3,000 board feet of red oak as 'just how it dries' until a 71 year old guy in his garage showed me his moisture meter log | Carpenters - Rigidtalk
That old guy probably saved you thousands just by keeping a notebook. The part nobody talks about is that a meter only tells you the surface reading, you gotta cut a test piece and check the inside too or you're still guessing.