Yeah, that's how you make it feel normal, right?

Hold on, the rule change was in 2019, not 2022. They made it an offense to play in a dangerous manner if you raise your foot near a keeper's hands. You're right that it changed the risk, but the coaching point about only using spikes to clear a loose ball started years earlier. The 2019 clarification just made it an automatic call.

Wasn't there a whole article about this in the local paper last year?

Serious question? That depends entirely on the panel and the paint you're using.

Oh man, that whip brush is a lifesaver for those old flues. @terry_thomas is totally right about using the right tool, but I gotta say, I never even start with a poly brush on the really narrow ones anymore. It's just asking for a headache. The whip bends around all the old uneven brickwork and gets the job done fast. Learned that lesson the hard way a few years back.