Oh man, totally. I get the same dumb rush when my gas tank stops on exactly a full dollar amount. I'll sit there for a second feeling like I've somehow beaten the system, even though I just paid for gas.

Disagree about the shell mix being the main problem. We run similar material in Tampa Bay and get over a year from our chains. Sounds more like a tension or alignment issue from the start. Check your sprocket wear patterns, that's usually the real culprit.

Exactly, it's like we're all chasing the next new thing when the simple stuff already works. Makes you wonder why we keep falling for the shiny packaging, right?

Honestly, what story made you change your mind?

My buddy in Austin had this weird spiky succulent on his patio for years, called it his "desert pineapple." He finally used one of those scanner apps on a whim and it turned out to be a seriously toxic Euphorbia, the sap can burn your skin. He had to repot the thing wearing gardening gloves and safety glasses, it was a whole production. Makes you realize how much we just live with mystery plants.