I saw a YouTube video the other day where a guy spent an hour trying to fix his espresso machine before he realized he never turned the water valve back on after cleaning it. Made me feel a little better about my own unplugged grinder incident because at least I didn't have to take anything apart. It's funny how we always assume the complicated thing is broken first before we check the simple stuff. My wife laughs at me all the time for doing stuff like that with the computer at home.

Wait, so you're telling me I went through two whole years of my life playing a guessing game with my Xbox like it was some kind of relationship, and it was just two bad capacitors the whole time? That's like finding out your car's check engine light was on because the gas cap was loose. I feel for you though, because I spent six months once thinking my console was haunted when it was just a dusty power brick. Good to know old capacitors are basically the ticking time bomb of electronics.

It's like that thing where you keep going to the same diner even though the food is just okay, because the waitress knows your order and asks about your mom. The comfort of familiarity outweighs the thrill of something new (especially when that something new could just be a letdown). One Piece is basically the digital equivalent of a worn in couch that fits your butt perfectly, saggy cushions and all. That's what keeps people coming back to anything old, really, not the plot twists but the feeling of being known.

Friend of mine skipped that step once and ended up with cookies that looked more like pancakes. Couldn't even tell where one ended and the other started.

My grandpa taught me that same trick on a farm tractor about ten years ago. I was surprised how fast the heat transfers and makes the cup loosen up without damaging anything. Have you ever tried the freeze trick with penetrating oil for really stubborn ones?