Man that sucks, and honestly it makes me feel a little better about my own driveway because at least mine only has a 3 foot sinkhole at the end. My guy said it was "settling" too, but pretty sure it was just his level being a potato. Bet your culvert's got a better slope than their learning curve lol. Keep taking photos of the washout every rain, that's the only way they'll finally admit the grade was toast from day one.

The whole "airport quality" filter thing hit way too close to home. I spent a solid year bragging about my cheap flights to friends, only to realize I was essentially living in airport terminals for entire weekends. My personal dumb moment was booking a "red eye" flight thinking it meant the plane had cool neon lights, turns out it just means you arrive looking like a zombie and have to nap in a food court. I once picked a layover in a city where the only wifi was at a Starbucks that closed at 6pm, and I was stuck there for 9 hours with zero signal and a dead phone. Honestly, I've learned more about airport lounges from random Reddit threads than from any travel site. But hey, at least we're not the guy who pays $800 for a direct flight when a $200 one with a 4 hour layover in Singapore exists. That's still me, though.