I saw a study from the University of Chicago last year. It said the average person gets about 50 spam calls a month. So hitting 500 blocks is a solid ten months of peace right there. That's a huge win for your sanity.

Good question, it's from when the water sheen goes away. That's the real start of the drying window. Waiting from the finish time can mess up your timing on a humid day.

My neighbor's chickens taught me the same thing, and I felt for Robin when she mentioned losing that whole dozen.

That's a great point, @kelly_coleman61. Sometimes the best tension comes from a real problem needing a real solution, not just special effects. I felt the same way about a movie on the space race, it was all paperwork and math but completely gripping. You've convinced me to be more open-minded about those kinds of stories.

That's just like when people delete system files to make their computer look tidy, then wonder why it crashes. @the_thea is right, function should never get cut for looks.