Is three hours really that bad for an old house...?

Oh man, I feel you on this one so much. I had a similar thing happen with a piece of veg tan once when I got too excited and slapped on too much neatsfoot oil. It went from this nice golden brown to a weird muddy dark spot right in the middle and I was so mad at myself. The mottled pattern sounds kind of cool though, even if you didn't plan it. Sometimes those accidents end up looking better than what we had in mind, you know? I'd say let it fully dry out for a couple days before you try to fix anything, because I've made it worse by panicking and adding more stuff on top.

The calendar reminder thing @jade738 mentioned is smart, I do that too but with a twist. I also keep a list in my notes app of every subscription with the price and renewal date, so when I get a new one I add it right then. When I cancel something like a free trial I set a reminder for a day before it ends, not the day of. That way if the cancellation is tricky I have time to follow up. After my own $400 mistake I just don't trust any company to remind me, they want you to forget.

@skylerbell that's honestly wild to think about. 30 tumblers an hour with just a team passing glass? No way that's sustainable unless they had some serious precision. I always figured hand blown stuff was way slower, like maybe 10 an hour tops.

Wait is it really that simple? I always thought alcohol would mess up the phone's water resistant coating or something so I never tried it. I used to clean mine with a dry brush and it sounded okay but never great. I was totally wrong about that, your friend's tip makes way more sense. The alcohol evaporates fast so it won't get inside the phone. I'm definitely trying this on my phone tonight, I bet I'll hear a difference right away.