The new ones are rated to tow 8,000 pounds. How is that flimsy?

Honestly, the real pain was trusting those tiny photos and then showing up to a place that looked nothing like it. You'd drive across the city only to find the "spacious yard" was a postage stamp or the "needs some TLC" meant the roof was caving in. The internet saved us from a lot of those wild goose chases, even if it took some of the adventure out of it.

Oh, the old revision trap. That exact mistake has cost me more vellum than I care to admit.

Totally get that. I did something similar with a basic camera and a dark room to test the shadow thing. Once you see how a single harsh light source works in person, all those conspiracy photos just look like normal photography.

That's exactly what @julia_fisher28 is talking about with the coolant checks. These tiny routines feel pointless until you realize they're stopping the big, expensive problems before they even start. It's all about catching the small stuff.