Used to think community solar was the smart play for renters like me. Watched a friend deal with this exact same crap though - their garden was down for 4 months while they still paid the monthly subscription fee. Total scam energy. The company kept saying supply chain issues, but then we found out they were just dragging their feet because it was cheaper to leave it broken. Made me realize you're basically trusting some random company to keep the lights on, and if they don't care, you're stuck.

Yeah, that "look at the chain lines" thing got me too. I used to think I could spot a fake by just feeling the paper, but now I realize how easy it is to miss those little details. It really makes you wonder how many other "perfect" reproductions are out there passing as real.

The trick nobody talks about is using a hand mixer with dough hooks on a low speed setting for longer then you think you need to. I do that for my pizza dough and it actually works okay if you let the mixer rest every few minutes so it doesn't burn out. Your arm still gets a workout but not nearly as bad as doing it all by hand.

Honestly though, sometimes that dongle points you in the right direction first.

I mean, I get that it's cool to have a "moment" but are we really acting like using too much lube is some huge life changing discovery? Like yeah, you put toothpaste amounts on your switches, no wonder they felt scratchy. It's lube 101 to go light. Maybe it's just me but I feel like people overthink this stuff way too much. Just put a tiny bit on and move on, it's not that deep.