...my friend Denise had basically the same thing happen but with a bread machine, not a mixer. She was making 12 loaves for a church fundraiser and the timer broke at 2 AM, dough was a sticky mess. She dragged out her great-aunt's old metal bread bowl and just kneaded by hand for an hour, said it was the best bread she'd ever made, people were asking for her recipe. She still keeps that bread machine on the counter just to look at it, but she never turns it on anymore.

Used to think Dave was just trying to sound cool with all his old diver stories. Figured a spare lens was overkill when I already carried a whole backup light. Then mine flooded on a simple inspection and I lost like 20 minutes messing with it before giving up and grabbing the cheap one. That little piece of plastic saved my whole day, so now every bag I own has at least one rattling around in it. Dave was right, and I tell him so every chance I get.