Had to eat crow from a pro" is a funny way to put it, but let's be real here. A barista telling you your grind looks like sand at a cupping isn't some big insult, that's just them doing their job and giving you a free tip. You changed one setting and your drain time dropped by a minute and a half, which honestly just means you were way off before, not that you cracked some secret code. Most people mess with grind size at some point and figure out finer isn't always better, that's like beginner stuff in pour over. I'm glad your cup tastes better now, but calling it a warning like the grinder setting "nearly ruined" anything feels a bit dramatic. It's coffee, you tweaked a dial, the world kept spinning.

Had the same thing on my lot in Forsyth, back corner held water every time it rained hard. County came out, looked at it, and told me the easement was on the plat but they only maintain the pipe, not the dirt around it. So I paid a guy with a mini excavator about $900 to regrade that corner and tie it into the swale, and it has been dry since. Worth calling the county first just to get it on record, but plan on hiring your own guy. Your back will thank you.