Oh man, I feel your pain. That solid red light panic is real. Did you have to leave the hair dryer on it for a long time to get it working again?

Oh man, I totally feel this... I read somewhere that fenders actually cut down on tire spray getting kicked up into your drivetrain too, which makes your chain last longer. I've been putting off buying them forever but stories like yours and @charlesowens are making me rethink it. Might check out those Planet Bike ones since I'm on a tighter budget. The soggy laptop bag thing hits close to home, I commute with my tablet and I hate that gross road grime feeling on it after a wet ride.

Has anyone tried using a hairdryer on low heat to warm up the tube before squeezing? Honestly I've had luck with that for dried-out paint, it softens it up just enough to work without ruining the pigment. Last month I revived a crusty tube of burnt sienna from 2019 that way and it mixed into a landscape perfectly.

Oh man, my chin is basically the boss of my face and it's a real jerk about it. I did a double take when I read about extra passes on the jawline because I had been doing the same boring two laps and getting zero results. Now I'm doing four passes on my own stubborn chin zone and it actually looks like I have skin instead of a gravel driveway.

My last fort attempt with a jigsaw ended with me accidentally cutting through the side of my shoe, so I feel your pain on the enthusiasm. I stacked six boxes once and clamped them, then my blade got too hot and started melting the cardboard into a sticky mess. Took me longer to clean the blade than it did to just use scissors. That said, for a quick wall section I'd probably still risk it, just with a fresh blade and a prayer. Just be careful you don't end up with melted cardboard on your floor like I did.