Was his plan to get locked out by lunch or was that just a bonus?

Eh, yogurt cups get root bound fast and don't last a season.

You ever notice how the old guys always say the same kind of thing? Had a crane buddy down in Houston tell me something similar about watching the clouds off the bay instead of trusting the wind meter, since the meter sat down in a parking garage pocket and never felt what was coming across the water. He'd been running rigs since the 70s and swore the gadgets make you lazy because they give you a number and your brain stops looking around. Took a load of rebar up one day and the flags on the bank building were flat while the cab readout said 12 mph, go figure. Sal was right, the dial can't feel what the building does to the air.