Remember @noran21's sign-offs? Same useless pain.

Yeah, you hit on something real. Last time I had to repoint some mortar, the new mix just didn't grip the same. Felt like spreading butter, not like you were locking the stones in for another hundred years. You lose that feel in your hands, and the whole thing becomes just a task to finish.

That part about killing plants by caring too much is so real. It made me wonder if some of us just have a "rescue complex" with plants, where we overwater and fuss to feel useful. The ones that do best are often the ones we forget about for a bit, which is a weird little life lesson.

Honestly though, is a tiny bit of foam really enough to cause a full short? Seems like it would have to be in a very specific spot to bridge something important. Tbh I've seen boards run with way worse leftover junk after a clean. Maybe the short was from something else and the foam was just sitting there.

What's the worst outcome you've seen from someone faking it?