Remember my friend tried the hostel thing last year like you did @thompson.lily. She lasted maybe an hour before some guy started telling her his whole travel story. She ended up just going to a coffee shop instead for a little background hum without the full-on social hour.

Switched to a cloud backup after my own scare last year.

Ouch, that crack after two days on the shelf is the worst kind of surprise. Frank's "no shortcuts" rule really hits home now. Was the crack a clean line or more of a spiderweb? I'm wondering if the clay body type makes a difference in how it fails from a fast cool down.