Reminds me of trying to fix a bad phone signal by just redialing over and over. The problem wasn't the number of tries, it was the connection itself. We get stuck in a loop of doing the same thing, hoping more effort will fix it, when the method is the real issue. It happens with everything from learning a skill to fixing stuff around the house. You keep pushing harder on the same path instead of stopping to check if you're even on the right road.

Yeah, that smell really gets in your clothes. @hunt.nora tell him to try keeping a dedicated shop jacket, it helps a lot.

Oh man, dark pans are the worst for that. I had the same thing happen with a batch of brownies, they were basically charcoal on the edges and soup in the middle. My mom's old cookbook actually has a note scribbled in the margin to drop the temp by 25 degrees for her "black tin.

Plus you'll never get that bolt off again if it seizes up.

I booked a trip with GoBus to Cleveland last month and the final price was exactly what I saw online... I always check the full breakdown before I pay. Those extra fees are usually listed in the terms if you scroll down. It feels sneaky, but I guess they count on people not reading the fine print.