The full plan isn't dumb if you keep the car long enough to use it. AC compressors on Corollas run $800 to $1,200 installed, and a touchscreen unit is close to $700 before labor. Two repairs like that and you already beat what you paid extra. People online always say skip it because they're thinking about averages, not their own car sitting in the driveway in July.

Man, who cares about the exact number, the shop runs either way. Sounds like you're doing fine, just don't let a dashboard boss you around.

My buddy worked a breakfast shift in Nashville and picked up something similar. The old guy next to him never cracked eggs on the flat top edge either, he used the corner of the grill where it was cool so the shell wouldn't cook or stick. Took my friend a week to get it down without crushing the yolk. He said the same thing about saving time, when you got 40 tickets up you count every second. The water bottle trick for hash browns is new to me though. I usually just throw a lid on the pan at home. That steam move makes sense for getting them soft in the middle before they crisp up.