Honestly, I was totally convinced Sicily was way further from the toe of Italy, like a decent boat ride away. I checked my old National Geographic from 1998 and it was basically touching it, same as now. Tbh our brains just smooth over the boring stuff like exact map distances. I keep a cheap current world atlas on my desk now just to settle these arguments with friends. It shuts down the "reality changed" talk real fast when you have the physical proof right there.

We started a log for ground equipment faults (like that) after a similar issue.

Wait, you were painting the WALL first? That's blowing my mind. I have to sit down. I've painted so much trim and I can't even picture doing it that way around. The whole point is you get a clean line by painting the trim color first because it's easier to cut the wall color in a straight line against it. My brain is short circuiting thinking about the mess I would make. You must have the patience of a saint to have done FIVE rooms like that.