Man, that is such a huge headache to deal with. I've spent way too many hours up to my elbows pulling wet, slimy root wads out of a pump intake. The way they just wrap and bind everything up is the worst. Your idea about curving the fingers inward is really smart, it gets at the root of the problem, pun sort of intended. That pre-shredding step would save so much time and cursing.

Totally get that, and @the_jessica nailed it about losing the shared look. My site logs on the tablet then we still walk the gear together after.

My old suitcase had the same rattle for a year before a wheel snapped off at the airport. It's wild how we ignore these small, fixable issues until they cause a real disaster. What's the next little thing you're putting off fixing?

Ever notice how in real life, people get called brave for finally speaking up, but the same people would have called them a problem for starting the talk earlier? It's like the book shows that messy middle part nobody likes to admit exists.

That "glitch, not science" thing makes me wonder what was on that peel before it went in. Those things are sprayed with a lot of stuff to keep them looking perfect on the shelf. Could be a pesticide residue or some kind of wax coating acting like a tiny raincoat, stopping the bugs and microbes from getting to the actual peel material. I've seen oranges with the same weird plastic feel.