Charles, have you tried switching your flour source between brands to see if the protein levels were different.

Yeah but did they actually run the numbers on what inflation did to their savings?

3 springs have shot out of my Minolta SRTs over the years, and @riley_wood84 is close but I think you meant on top of the bench leg not under it lol. I had one land on a screwdriver handle once and it bounced all the way across the room.

Oh man, this hits way too close to home. Tbh I was at a work picnic last month and someone made a joke about their kid's soccer game and I laughed so hard I almost cried. Meanwhile I was mentally making a list of groceries I needed to buy on the way home. It's like your body just goes on autopilot while your brain runs a separate operating system. My wife called me out on it later and I felt so guilty but honestly I didn't even remember what was so funny.

end grain just adds character" - reminds me of this one time I was building a cutting board for my buddy and forgot to sand it at all past 60 grit. He said it looked "rustic" and uses it every day. I think we overthink this stuff sometimes.