Usually my outlines are more like a polite suggestion to my brain, which ignores them entirely around paragraph three. Ended up with a story about a baker who also happened to be a time traveler last month because I couldn't stick to the plan. My outline is basically a receipt for a purchase I forgot to make.

Oh man, guilty as charged - that rusty soup has a way of finding you!

half the price" is basically my love language at this point lol. I'm the type of person who will drive 45 minutes to save $3 on something because the principle matters more than my time apparently. That Amish connection sounds legit though - those guys know metalwork way better than any mass production factory. I'd be worried about my own handyman skills after buying from a real craftsperson though, like "thanks for this beautiful waterer, hope I don't ruin it in the first week by doing something stupid.

Oh man, I feel this pain. I had a whole longbox of 90s Image comics that I bagged up fresh from the shop and forgot about for like 15 years. Pulled them out and they felt greasy and the paper was all wavy like it had been in a steam room. Guess my "mint condition" Spawn #1 is now just a sad, sticky reminder that I'm not a professional archivist, I'm just a guy who likes cardboard and plastic.

Betty, that ice machine better come with a lifetime supply of cubes and a personal apology from the previous owner for 600 bucks. Honestly, at that price I'd expect it to also make snow cones, freeze my credit card debt, and maybe cure my bad back. If you're gambling on used appliances, the house always wins and you lose on the repair bill. I bought a used fridge once and the ice maker sounded like a dying cat for two years before it gave up completely. So unless that thing is certified still working and guaranteed for a while, you're basically paying to haul away someone else's problem.