Nine people and you got through zero games? The Power Grid rulebook alone is like reading a tax form, so I get the 40 minute argument, but losing the whole board to a chip grab is painful. That game takes forever to set up even when nobody destroys it. Your garage night sounds like it was mostly a snack break with extra steps.

Bought my own torque wrench after losing that same fight.

Remembered buying a set of scales at a yard sale years back thinking I'd finally settle the weight debate on my old Chevelle. Turns out the thing was off by like 200 pounds and I spent a whole summer arguing with guys at the track using bad numbers. My buddy still brings it up every time someone talks curb weight, like I personally insulted his family. The funny part is nobody really knows what their car weighs once you add a spare tire, tools, and half a tank of gas. So yeah, you're not a fraud, you're just like the rest of us guessing out loud.