Oh man, @karen405 you might be right but I think luck is just part of the whole messy process sometimes! I remember once I was trying to make a sourdough and I forgot to feed my starter for like a week. It looked dead, smelled like nail polish remover, and I almost threw it out. But I just tossed half of it and fed it anyway, and somehow that loaf turned out amazing with the best tang ever. So yeah maybe luck was involved, but also maybe the starter just needed a weird vacation to get its act together.

Saw some article saying those new smart seats have pressure sensors and heating built in. Guess that means they're literally the one driving the complaints now.

Man, that sinking feeling when you hear that clank of metal hitting fuel has to be awful. @gracecarr you're right about aviation coming back to haunt you, that socket would have been a real problem on the next flight. I feel your pain though, I've spent my share of time with a magnet and a flashlight digging a 10mm out of a tight spot. It's never just a quick job, it's always a full on search and rescue mission. Glad you got it out before it turned into a bigger headache.

@xena_taylor64 nah, he's still hunting that issue down, have you ever tried a shop's back issue hunt yourself?

My uncle Rico taught me the same trick in a 10x12 den with vaulted ceilings. He had me watch him stretch the whole thing with just a knee kicker and he was 68 at the time. He said the secret is starting from the middle of the wall and working outwards in small overlapping passes, not trying to take huge bites. Took him maybe 25 minutes and the seams disappeared like magic, I still do it his way on rooms under 200 feet.