My old Bridgeport had this weird harmonic at 3200 RPM that would show up on certain parts. I spent a whole weekend chasing it with a calculator before the guy next to me just tapped the vise with a wrench and it went away. Been trusting my ears ever since, even if the numbers say different.

Hop onto eBay and grab a cheap print of the painting. Stick it somewhere you'll see it every day. I did that with a poster of a Rothko once and it totally changed how I saw the book. You'll start noticing little things about it you never did before.

2019 JMT hiker here, and @norag66 I used to be team frame all the way but your post totally changed my mind.

lol "the system worked fine" - that's such an insurance company way of looking at it. Honestly it reminds me of how everything in life has this weird invisible rulebook where if you can prove it happened the right way you're fine, but if the universe throws a curveball you're just out of luck. Like when I put a card down at a bar and the machine says declined even though I have money, and suddenly I'm the one who has to explain myself.

Three years ago I wouldve argued you were crazy spending that much on a nailer. But then I helped my cousin frame a deck with his cheapo Paslode knockoff and we cleared two jams in the first hour alone. I bought a Bostitch the next week and havent looked back since.