nobody could tell what was what" is the worst part honestly, a warped board you could maybe deal with but once the stickers are gone the game is just gone. Reminds me of when my cousin knocked a whole pitcher of kool aid onto our Risk board during a marathon game back in high school. We tried to keep going but the little army pieces kept sticking to the wet spots and the cards turned into one big mush brick. We ended up quitting and to this day he swears he was winning. We still bring it up at every family cookout. Some games just don't survive real life.

Oh man, I gotta push back on one thing, the fast forward kitchen shots are kind of the point because that's how a real kitchen feels when you're in the weeds. But you're not wrong about the yelling, and bailing on a hyped show is totally fine, no guilt needed.

My dad had one of those grid bags for his camera gear back in the day, and the elastic definitely got tired after a year or so. Not totally dead, but loose enough that smaller stuff like SD cards would slip out when he opened it. The trick he figured out was buying a bag where the loops are sewn tight to the panel instead of just stitched at the ends, because those keep their shape way longer. Also worth noting that heat is the real killer, so if you leave it baking in a hot car the elastic gives up fast. My uncle's version had the same problem with his tool bag, same fix. So yeah they work great at first, just expect to replace the thing eventually.