Honestly, I used to think surprise parties were a great idea. Tbh that changed after I tried to surprise my friend at a restaurant. I got the day right but the time wrong, so the whole staff was staring at me in an empty room. I just wanted to crawl under a table and vanish.

Totally get what @nancynguyen is saying about efficiency, but that bad cap story is a gut punch. Makes you question every new part in the box now. I mean, maybe the real lesson is to pressure test the whole system with the new cap already on, before you even start tearing things apart. That way you catch it right away instead of wasting hours. Idk, it just shows that even the simple fixes can have weird exceptions sometimes.

My barber in Philly swears by Feather blades. They're stupid sharp but give a great shave once you get the hang of it.