lol its really not that deep. people act like they discovered fire when they let butter sit in a pan for two minutes. its just butter.

Oh man, that stuff is likely strong enough to strip wax too!

And what's wild is those old VHS tapes sometimes have weird local commercials recorded over them, so you might be sitting on a time capsule of 90s Des Moines ads along with Mo and the gang.

Wait, are you saying the voice is still stuck in your head even now or just when you're actually walking the tracks? Because I've had that happen with random sounds from old jobs, like the hum of a freezer or a beep from a checkout scanner, and it fades after a while but never fully leaves. Is it a specific phrase or just a general feeling that creeps back?

Oh man, I have to say something here. Portland bakery owners are a whole different breed, they're NOTORIOUSLY picky about carrot cake. But honestly, a lot of them get the recipe WRONG - they add too much pineapple or coconut and it becomes this wet, soggy mess. Your grandma probably used the old school method with oil instead of butter which gives it that PERFECT crumb. Just saying, homemade recipes from grandmas have been tested for DECADES, so that bakery owner probably doesn't know what real carrot cake tastes like. I'd trust your grandma's recipe over any trendy bakery any day.