She never checks prices and still eats, so what are the rest of us even doing.

walk three blocks to a shop" same thing happened to me last month on 3rd, except I noticed the tire hissing before it went flat. Spent $40 on a tube plus a patch kit that I still haven't used. Now I do that cheap trick where you keep your eyes on the car in front of you, watch their tires dip or bounce and you know to slow down. Works like 70% of the time but honestly you just gotta accept some potholes are out to get you.

Grabbed my calipers one time just to see what the fuss was about. Pulled a batch of dough to what I thought was the right see-through level and yep, it was right around 1.5mm before the edges started tearing. But honestly, I eyeball it 99% of the time because by the time you break out a ruler, the dough's already warmed up too much and starts sticking to everything. The science is cool and all, but the real test is just knowing your dough by feel. Like, I can tell when it's ready because it stops fighting back when you stretch it. That blog's probably right, but it's overthinking what's basically a vibe check.