Didn't @chen.fiona basically describe what happened to my buddy Dave... he ended up paying almost double what he planned for.

Oh yeah @patriciacarr is spot on with the candle wax thing. I had a bathroom cabinet door that would squeal like a dying cat every time I opened it after a shower. Rubbed a crayon on the hinge pins and it shut right up. The talcum powder trick on floorboards is genius though, I always just lived with the squeak until it drove me nuts. Dollar store fixes are the best, nobody needs to spend fifty bucks on some special oil or screws.

That "giving someone back a piece of their identity" line hits hard. It's funny how often we overlook those small resets in daily life.

I used to think people who took two weeks to read a book were just slow readers lol. But your post made me realize I've been doing the exact same thing flying through pages and missing the quiet moments that actually explain everything. Gonna try the one chapter a night thing on my next book, pretty sure my book club will appreciate me not sounding like a dummy for once.

Absolutely. I trim mine down to about 1/8 inch now after one bad brisket where the fat just pooled on the top and wouldn't render. That greasy layer was awful, and the bark underneath was all soggy and washed out. Now I trim hard, get a good salt and pepper crust, and the meat has way more beef flavor without fighting through a thick cap of fat.