Ugh yeah tell me about it. My buddy Mike thought he could just tuck some crumbling cloth wire back into a box with a new connector and call it good. Three weeks later his wife smelled something burning, turns out the heat had cooked the insulation right off where it entered the box. They had to tear out half the ceiling to replace the whole run. He said he'd never cheap out on that again.

And @val223 missing a whole weekend's data is basically just digging yourself a bigger hole to climb out of later.

The trick is keeping your body positioned right and using a short, controlled pivot. I've seen guys try to muscle a 6 inch blade into a tight corner and it catches every single time. Better to take two smaller passes than force one big cut and have that thing kick back at you. Always keep that back edge clear too, that's where the trouble starts.

Dollar store promises fall apart faster than their products.

It's wild how people think barking is the same as a monitored system. My neighbor swears his cat meowing at the window is better than any glass break sensor. It's like they forget the part where someone has to actually hear it and call for help.