Our group has 187 books logged and I counted 58 from 6 authors, so I feel you. We got stuck on one member always pushing her favorites until someone suggested a "blind pick" where everyone submits 3 titles and we draw from a hat. It took one loud argument about a thriller no one liked, but now we rotate and it's actually way more fun.

Wait, 6 hours of splicing and waterproofing versus just pulling new cable from the start, that's a no brainer, right? Sounds like you were just in sunk cost mode after the first bite mark, lol.

I burned through three cheap chairs before I finally got a Steelcase Leap from a liquidator on Facebook for $150, and the gas cylinder and tilt lock have held up way better than anything new in that price range. Look for used office supply auctions around Tulsa, people dump great chairs when their office remodels.