That "weird chase to save your data" is the real story. Did the goat at least leave any useful markings of its own?

Wait, you drove two hours each way to borrow a welder with only two days left? That is some serious dedication under pressure. My worst was a bandsaw blade snapping while cutting the last piece of trim for a built in. The sound alone made my heart stop.

So what did you do with it?

Oh man, same here. I bought a fancy mandoline slicer for perfect potato chips. It shredded my knuckles twice and the slices were always too thin and burned. Went back to just using a decent chef's knife. I get thicker, sturdier chips now and I still have all my skin. Sometimes the simple way is just the right way.

Man, I feel that. My brain's been on permanent vacation since like 2018. Starting from scratch is the worst. It's like my good ideas were all on that hard drive I lost, and now I'm just left with the dumb ones. Trying to make new stuff with what's left in my head is a real struggle. I'm basically running on fumes and old memes at this point.