Oh man, that reminds me of my uncle who swears every power outage is because "they" are testing energy weapons. Last Thanksgiving, the lights flickered and he spent twenty minutes explaining how the grid is a mind control tool. My aunt just kept passing him the chip dip, trying to change the subject. It got so wild he started pointing at the moon through the window, saying its orbit was "off" that night. We all just nodded and ate our pie faster.

Yeah, that wet dry vac trick can work sometimes. But I've found it often just shoves the gunk deeper or gives a temporary fix. Like if it's grease or ground up food bits stuck in the drain hose or pump, the suction might pull it loose but it can still catch again later. I always check the filter and the drain hose loop first because that's where stuff collects. Pulling the unit is a pain, but sometimes you just gotta do it to really see what's going on in there.

Get what @tarawilson means here, snacks really are just snacks. People show up for the games and the chat, not the food. Stressing over it makes the whole thing less fun for you. I see this happen all the time with planning stuff. Just bring what you have and let it go.

Heard somewhere that powder burns way faster than fresh.

Wait what? Logan's right about the snapped pencil thing. I once wrote "coffee spilled on map" in a margin and months later that stupid note was the only reason I remembered which outcrop had the weird contact.