Wait, are you saying you're using activator on base coat? That's not right. @ivan82, I hope you're mixing activator into the clear, not the base. Base coat just needs reducer, no hardener or activator at all. That's probably why you're burning through so much material. If you're getting the ratio wrong on clear, that's a different problem, but mixing activator into base is a common mistake that'll eat up product fast and mess with your adhesion.

Actually what nobody's talking about is how the timing of autopay glitches often lines up with credit card companies doing system updates overnight. I noticed this pattern a few years back when my payment got skipped the exact same night my card issuer sent me an email about "scheduled maintenance." If you look at the fine print on their website, they usually say autopay might not process during those windows. Your mileage may vary but I'd bet your Tulsa gas station moment happened right around 2-3am when they're tinkering with their servers.

Oh man, I spent years thinking I was being efficient by skipping EDs and now I realize I was basically watching movies with the last 20 minutes cut off. My attention span is so fried I probably missed the emotional core of half the shows I've "finished".

Disagree a bit, that tape usually stays on fine if you wrap it tight enough around the rope.

25 years in flooring? Holy hell. That's a whole career before you even blink. My old man did 30 in construction and said the same thing about time speeding up after the first decade.