Nah, I actually think the St. Croixs worked fine once I adjusted the breakover.

Nah, some people just need a little weirdness in their life. Let him have his fun, it's not hurting anyone.

That 'spray bottle trick' line got me remembering the time I spent three hours trying to chip out a stripped screw in a door hinge before my neighbor mentioned just using a rubber band. I felt like I'd been working with my hands tied behind my back the whole time. Little tricks like that really stick with you, don't they?

How many other towns have had this happen and we just never found out? It makes you wonder if local papers are sometimes told to sit on stories to avoid a panic, or worse, to protect a big local business. That gap between something happening and people being told is dangerous, because folks are going about their day right in the middle of it. Relying on social media rumors during a chemical leak is a terrible way to stay safe. It really shows why having real, independent local news matters so much.

Yeah @alice242, that "messed up his timing" thing is so real. I see it everywhere now, like when a fancy app just makes a simple task take longer. The flow matters more than the tool sometimes.