My dog responded better once I stopped yelling at him too.

Shook my head reading "six bottles and a prayer" because that is exactly the kind of energy that gets me into trouble with art supplies. I once bought three tubes of cadmium red just because I was scared they'd stop making it, and now my partner hides my wallet when I walk near the art store. Do you actually use all six bottles or are some just sitting there looking pretty?

It's funny how that works with so many things in life. Like there's always this default way everyone says you're supposed to do something, and you just follow it without questioning if it's actually the best way for you. I noticed it with cooking too, everyone swears by certain techniques but sometimes the simpler opposite method gives you a better result. It's like we get locked into this idea that harder or more traditional equals better, when really it's just about what works for the specific person and situation. Glad you and the other commenters figured out that comb over scissor gives you that extra control, because saving time and frustration is always worth switching things up.

Oh totally @grace419, I had the exact same experience! The cheap ones are somehow more heat resistant while the expensive ones get all melty and warped.

You ever have a box that looked fine on the outside but was just one giant birds nest the second you cracked it open? Had a whole spool of Cat5e do that to me last week, spent longer fighting it than running the actual cable.