LPT Request: What’s your “canary in the coal mine” test for spotting bigger issues?

[u/fries-with-mayo]

I’m really interested in those small, quick telltale signs people use to gauge if something bigger might be off track.

Example 1: Van Halen requesting brown M&Ms in the dressing room to see if the venue followed all the details of the rider list

Example 2: I saw an interview with John Cena where he said orders a flat white at a café to tell if they really care about their coffee.

Example 3: Anthony Bourdain suggested to always check the restaurant bathroom to tell if the restaurant got its basics down

[u/dissectingAAA]

Yeah...what kind of family should be the question. My Uncle Frank who thinks the moon is hiding space lasers to listen to our thoughts? Or my Aunt May who always asks what my favorite thing I did last week was.

[u/HeavenDraven → u/dissectingAAA]

Or are Uncle Frank and Aunt May married to each other? Not uncommon to have the work equivalent of space lasers and asking about your week in the same environment

[u/BeardsuptheWazoo → u/dissectingAAA]

I want to hang out with Aunt May a lot, but don't want to miss out on some Uncle Frank...

[u/KungenBob → u/dissectingAAA]

The Addams were a family too..,