Did you try cooking them directly from frozen instead of thawing first? I used to think any freezer meal hack would save both time and money, but after ruining a batch of chicken thighs last month I totally get where you're coming from. The texture just goes weird no matter what you do, so now I only freeze stuff like soups or stews where the dryness isn't as noticeable.

Glued down on a tricky slab is just smart risk management. Did a similar 3000 sq ft retail space in an old warehouse that had seen some water damage. Everyone said stretch-in would save me a day, but I went with full glue down on the carpet tiles too. Took an extra day and a half but no callbacks in over a year now. The peace of mind alone was worth it. You did the right call, especially with that Nashville river moisture. Ripples are the worst to fix once they set in.

Burning smell is never good with these trucks. Did you check the wiring harness before you installed it or just plug and pray?

...and honestly, I think that map might be onto something. Look, I know the UP has been part of Michigan since the Toledo War and all that (a pretty funny "war" if you ask me, nobody died). But if you look at the geography and the way people actually live up there, it makes way more sense for them to be aligned with Wisconsin than with the Lower Peninsula. The UP is a 5 hour drive from Lansing but like 30 minutes from the Wisconsin border, and everyone shops in Green Bay or Milwaukee anyway. Plus, Yooper culture is way closer to Wisconsin's northwoods vibe than to the whole "Great Lakes State" identity the LP has. I'm not saying we should actually redraw the borders, but I get why someone would make that map, it's not completely crazy.

The vet school probably trained that thing on textbook photos of clean wounds, not real dogs. I tried one of those apps on a friend's cat and it kept calling a flea allergy rash ringworm. Three years of grooming experience means you know that poodle was just being a poodle. These tools don't get that a scratch on a matted coat looks way worse than it is because of dirt and hair. They're gonna cause more panic than they prevent. Let me know when it can tell the difference between a burr and a tick.