Heard about this from a guy on a repair forum, same thing with naphtha creeping down the shaft and locking things up till it dried. The thing is lighter fluid cuts old grease but it also washes out whatever lube is left in there, so the dial gets tight or sticks after. I read you're better off using a tiny bit on a swab and never dripping it near the shaft at all. Sounds like you got lucky it freed up after 20 minutes, could've been way worse.

Wait, did she really ONLY charge you $35 for that whole call? Because that part sounds off to me. Most coaches I have looked into want $75 to $150 just to get on the phone, even for a short intro session. If you truly got a 30 minute call for $35, you found a steal, and honestly the resume tip alone was worth more than that. The crying in the WinCo lot part, man, that is the stuff nobody warns you about. You spend money to fix your resume and end up digging up old job wounds instead. That failure story stuff gets people every time because you cannot fake your way through it, you have to actually feel it again. Sounds like she did her job, even if it wrecked your evening.