Nah man, I love my sheeter for croissants... just gotta dial in the thickness right.

...but I was literally just texting my buddy Josh about this exact thing. He's been trying to write a short story and kept complaining his characters sound like robots reading a script. So he tried the whole tennis match thing where one character asks about dinner and the other goes 'did you see that weird bird on the porch?' It actually made the conversation feel way more real, like how people actually talk when they're not trying to get to the point. He said his beta readers finally stopped saying the dialogue felt stiff.

Used to think the borescope was the ultimate truth, but your ring gap example hit home. I had a similar thing with a Lycoming O-360 where the scope showed a clean cylinder but I felt a scratch with my fingernail that turned into a scored wall after removal. Now I start with a quick flashlight look, then spend real time with my fingers on the ring gaps and plug threads. The scope is still good for valve guides and exhaust ports, but I treat it more like a second opinion than the final say.

Freeze your bacon grease in ice cube trays for easy portioning later.

Yeah I picked up a Knipex pliers wrench last year after fighting with some seized galvanized pipe fittings and honestly it was night and day. The parallel jaws just grab without that sketchy slipping feeling you get with standard channel locks. Definitely earned its spot in my daily bag.