It’s not. It’s called “human.” 
You’re killing it, man!
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I hear you, I getting further behind as I sit here procrastinating. I have completed two more SCROGs and thought about the transplanting LOL.
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I see all you guys so busy harvesting/trimming, I’m starting to second guess planning a big ass grow lol
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Don’t do it, man. Too much work, just go to the dispensary and buy some second rate dope for a top shelf price. ROFLMAO
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Good point lol
Man. When I get some pennies saved up, I’m gonna be a light fixture building fool.
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I haven’t quite been in the game that long, and type of work I’m usually doing is slightly different. But I have also had those feelings. I can tell you people are indeed as stupid as they seem sometimes. Their problem, not ours lol.
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Fan update:
My 16" hurricane oscillating fan failed on Saturday, third fan to fail in my main room since April.
Hawthorne has just agreed to replace it again, WooHoo! They did say it would be the last one, though.
Everything in the grow operation works so well and reliably, it is a shock to my system when I have a failure.
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Thats a win!
Hey by the third fan… 
Still winning 
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@elheffe702 @dbrn32 Here is one of the photos that I sent to Hawthorne (Hurricane fan manufacturer). They asked me NOT to modify or mess with the internal wiring because it would be dangerous. (I designed and programmed IC fab robots for over 30 years LOL) I agreed to not mess with it.
This fan failed due to a tiny 2 amp fuse failure. This little fuse is buried inside the motor(laced to the windings) and I had to cut the lacing loose to get at it. I could bypass the fuse but don’t need to worry about the thing catching fire or something.
The first two fans failed due to oscillation gear box failures. The 16" has metal gears and housing but one of them did not line up properly and when the bushings wore a little bit, the teeth would slip.
Remember, SAFTEY FIRST! House fires LAST!
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Could you replace the fuse and the bushing, or not worth the time?
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The fuse could be replaced, the bushings not so much. The amount of effort it would take to source the fuse would make it not worthwhile for an $80 fan. The fuse is about 1/8" square and 1/16" thick. Designed for internal protection of small motors and the like. It is soldered in and then buried in the windings before they apply the encapsulating epoxy (which I also had to carefully remove).
I do plan to move the gear box from the fan with the failed fuse and replace the failed gear box on the other fan. This will be my backup fan.
Edit: I failed to mention that replacing the fuse without knowing for certain why it failed would be a very poor idea and could be dangerous.
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What is the reason for the rinse? I have never done it.
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Some folks (I don’t know how many but a bunch) rinse freshly harvested buds in a hydrogen peroxide (one cup) and water (five gallons) solution to remove bug excrement, bugs, mold and mildew before hanging to dry.
The rinse also keeps the dried buds smelling and tasting better/fresher for a longer period of time. I learned all of this from @Myfriendis410 when I first started growing early last year.
Being an indoor grower this might be optional but if I were to grow outdoors I would consider it mandatory due to the thousands of bugs that likely visit an outdoor plant during the course of it’s life.
Earlier this summer I had an opportunity to compare my indoor/rinsed buds to outdoor/unrinsed buds. The outdoor/unrinsed tasted like someone had taken a dump on it compared to the rinsed.
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I try to keep the bugs and dust out of my grow space (indoor). If I was growing outdoors I would do it just because of all the crap that is in the air nowadays I believe 410 moves his in and out.
Can you see any difference in it after you wash it?
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Me too but there are always the fungus gnats and spider mites that come in with the soil. I do combat them as you say but…
The rinse water has a bit of stuff in it when I am finished. I doubt that the difference between rinsing and not rinsing an indoor grow is easily detectable but it does no harm and any spider mites or other microscopic critters that may have been present at harvest are killed during the rinse. @Myfriendis410 reports that there is all kinds of stuff in the rinse water for outdoor plants.
As I said I consider it to be optional for an indoor grow but I ALWAYS do it as a precaution. I am strictly an indoor grower, my plants never go outside and I try to blow myself off before going to the growing area to minimize whatever I might drag in there on my person.
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I may try it this time on some, just to see if I can wash anything out.
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I should have flowers real soon…
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I let them soak in the rinse for 5 - 10 minutes unless I have a known issue such as WPM or spider mites. Then I soak for 15 - 20 minutes.
Some folks will do a second rinse with clear water. I only do the second rinse when there are known issues as well.
Ive rinsed a plant or two. And had no ill effects. Scared the crap outta me at first. But one happened to be my best tasting one
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Are you using a cup of the 03% in 5 gallons?
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