Every six weeks though? That's wild to me. My neighbor didn't give me a schedule, she just laughed and said "maybe once a month if it looks thirsty." I bet your snake plant is loving that neglect though. Honestly I think we treat plants like they're dogs or something, like they need a meal every day. Meanwhile they're secretly little desert creatures that just want to be left alone.

Man, I feel your pain. I had the same frustration with one of those cheap kits until I switched to a two-person method with a helper. Just having someone push the pedal slowly while I cracked the bleeder screws worked way better and didn't waste half a bottle of fluid.

Read an article the other day about how some booking sites will show you a price but then tack on a bunch of "resort fees" or "cleaning fees" after you click through, which is wild. Also heard that scammers will set up fake versions of real hostel websites with a slightly different URL, so you think you're booking direct but you're not. $35 in a big city does sound suspicious unless it's way off season or way out of the center. Calling ahead like you said is probably the best way to sniff out the fakes, plus if they're rude or confused on the phone that's a major warning sign.