The food blog photos are a total trap. They show a mountain of perfect lobster on a golden bun, but you get a sad scoop of cold salad. It's all about the lighting and the one perfect roll they made for the camera. My friend got one where the bun was soggy from too much mayo. After that wait, you just feel cheated.

Yeah, I read that @the_paul's watch got dunked in salt water and still ticks.

Yeah, that bit about letting the weight do the work is key. We had a similar thing on a river job with a lot of old timber mixed in the silt. Running the cutter slow meant you could feel the difference through the whole rig, less shock load when you hit a log. It just chewed through it steady instead of trying to fight it.

Yeah, I just learned to laugh it off and move on.

Found a mouse nest in a control panel once.