Is one bad angle really worth a whole appreciation post though?

Used to think all those forum people warning about double checking were just being dramatic. Now I check my dial like three times before every measurement.

Got my own story about that. Bought one of those magnetic hammer guides for my anvil a few years back. Thought it would help me keep my strikes straight. First hit it flew off and nearly took out my coffee mug. Second time I tried it, the magnet grabbed my hammer wrong and I bounced the handle off my knuckles. Still have a scar from that one. Its sitting in a drawer with all my other Slick impulse buys. Sometimes Old School just works better.

Oh man I was exactly the same way lmao. I used to lube my chain every 100 miles like it was gonna explode if I skipped one ride. Then I realized I was just making a black sludge mess on my frame and wasting money on fancy wax lubes. What got me to chill out was when I got lazy after a rainy week and just wiped the chain with a rag, no fresh lube. Rode just fine for like 200 more miles before it even started sounding dry. Now I'm just like "if it's not squeaking, it's probably fine" and I just wipe off the gunk when it looks gross. Way less stress, way less wasted time.

My 92 Whirlpool finally died last year but only after the icemaker went out three separate times.