Is it just me, or is every kitchen disaster secretly just a chance to learn what cornstarch can do? You basically invented a new dessert by accident, which honestly sounds like a win.

Man, that's rough losing two drives, glad the cheap one held up for you.

Switching to fabric grow bags fixed the same problem for me, way better airflow and drainage.

Isnt it funny how a five hour job always starts with the words "just a quick grease"?

The "practically caught fire" thing reminds me of my buddy who tried to refinish his parents' old stairs. He said the sander started smoking and the paper was just shredding like wet cardboard. Turns out someone had put like six coats of shellac on there over the decades. He gave up and just painted over it, honestly can't blame him.