4 billion pounds? That can't be right, can it?

Honestly, I once flipped a rack so many times at a backyard cookout I convinced myself I was making it "extra smoky" while my neighbor just laughed and handed me a beer.

Hold up, gotta push back a little on one thing. Spraying contact cleaner on the plug itself before plugging it in is a bad idea. That stuff is flammable until it fully evaporates, and if you're not letting it sit for like 15 minutes at least, you can arc right inside the outlet. Safer move is to just use a dry cloth or a little rubbing alcohol on a q-tip for the prongs. The rest of your advice is solid though, especially checking that cord and the motor vents. Grease loves to collect dust and that's how you get a fire hazard real quick.

Time zones got me too, actually. That client in Austin set his Trello board to Pacific time without telling anyone, so my concrete pour deadline showed up as a full day later than it really was. And @the_diana, I feel you on those cabinet delays - materials sitting on a dock because the order trigger was in the wrong column. The real trap is nobody checks the setup because it's "just a free tool" and the client thinks they saved money. Did either of you end up switching the client to a simple shared spreadsheet instead?

Honestly, @shanelee probably had the right idea with the puddle of regret and pruny hands. Wet sanding is like trusting a recipe from a stranger - you're not sure it'll work until you're elbow deep in wet dust and wondering why you didn't just use a dry sheet like everyone else. But yeah, sharp knives are the truth too, until you're the one pinching your fingers around the blade because your grip got sweaty.