That "too polite" fire thing is a great way to put it, @brookep62. I mean, a clean bark can mean you're just not getting enough dirty smoke on there, which is the whole point. Makes me wonder if my own setup is running too clean sometimes.

Heard a similar thing from a buddy who writes for a small paper upstate. He said his editor started feeding press releases into some AI tool and just slapping their byline on the output... no fact-checking, no real reporting. He quit over it last month.

Ugh, that's the worst! Getting stuck in bad weather is scary. Totally agree that the extra cost for a good part is worth it for peace of mind.