Whoa, hold up. Somebody just handed you a crock pot with a crack in it and it still works? I always figured a cracked one was done for good. My grandma had one that chipped and she tossed it the same day, said it wasn't safe to cook in anymore. But you're saying a $9 cord fixed the whole thing? That changes how I look at every cracked pot I've ever passed up at a sale. I'm gonna start digging through the back bins from now on.

Wells Ave garage sales are basically a museum of stuff people gave up on too fast. Next you'll tell me the "broken" lava lamp just needed a new bulb.

That guy in Fresno was full of it. Meeting at a police station is smart, not weird. People ghost for all kinds of reasons and it usually has nothing to do with where you meet up. If someone bails just because the spot is a cop shop, that tells you way more about them than about you. Honestly, safer spots should be the norm, not something you have to explain. Sounds like you just found a spot that filters out the flakes and keeps you safe at the same time.