You can also ask “How’s tricks, buddy?” https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ACYBGNTcnSfk-Q3d4PKdSrddOo1J9AyYRg%3A1578234427513&ei=O_IRXoX9HpLctAbF5Z_gAg&q=%22how%27s+tricks%22&oq=%22how%27s+tricks%22&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0l10.89031.92509..92832...0.4..0.126.1456.6j8......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i71j35i39j0i273j0i131j0i67j0i20i263.sANnEBwlfH8&ved=0ahUKEwjFhrKz1ezmAhUSLs0KHcXyBywQ4dUDCAo&uact=5

How'S things/tricks? Ого👍

And they sound VERY natural despite the disagreement with the plural.

Recently I also found a lot of instances of THERE'S preceding plural nouns.

Yes, that’s very common too because colloquially you can sometimes refer to a group of things or people collectively.

Да, я помню, что ты писал об этом. Но чтобы это делать, нужно иметь a native ear.))

If it comes up again in a translation, we’ll look at it together))