I was in the middle of a structure fire on Sycamore Street when my attack hose coupling just let go. Water went everywhere, we lost pressure for a solid 45 seconds while I scrambled to reconnect it. Turns out the gasket was dry rotted and nobody caught it on the last inspection. How often do you guys actually check those rubber gaskets on your couplings?
My neighbor across the street is a retired editor, and last week he saw me throwing out a half-finished short story I wrote at 3am after a rough shift. He pulled it out of the trash, read it, and said 'this sloppy version has more life than anything you'll polish into submission.' I was mad at first, but he was right. I keep trying to make things perfect before showing anyone, but he says the mess is where the real stuff lives. Any of you let people see your garbage first drafts or am I the only one holding back?