Got there at 5:30 last Saturday and it was just like you remember. What @the_seth said about the quiet times moving is dead on. The crowd shows up around nine, so you get a good three hours if you're early. Places don't really lose their peace, they just split the day into shifts. You just have to find your new shift, even if it means setting an alarm. Isn't it funny how we have to relearn how to visit our own old spots?

That cold coffee three hours later detail is actually unhinged. Forgetting food is one thing but staring at a microwave you can't bother to use for 180 minutes is a whole new level of checked out.

Your DIY band-aid on a broken leg comparison hit home for me. I used to think those quick fixes were okay, but @quinn_lee39, you changed my mind. Now I see that skipping the real repair just causes bigger issues later.

Building on "bring the right tools," that prep probably gets your customers a faster fix too.

Come on, how bad could it really be?