Forty minutes on who poisoned the vicar? Sounds like a normal book club to me. Half the fun is watching people argue about stuff they skimmed, and honestly chapter 15 through 22 in a 600 page thriller is probably filler anyway. Dana got one win, that doesn't mean three chunks for a 450 page sci-fi is required reading law now. Sometimes a meeting is a mess because the book was mid, not because of the schedule.

Heat gun on the oil pan seems like overkill when a block heater does the same job overnight.

Really, a cracked boot almost costing you a plane? Sounds like you just found a leaky hose.