You ever just mix a little anti-seize with some heavy grease for a creaky press fit BB? That's my go-to fix. I keep a little tub of that mix labeled "BB voodoo" on my bench. The new kids look at it like I'm doing black magic, but it works every time. Sometimes the old ways are still the right ways.

$120 bread box" is killing me. My aunt got a smart soap dispenser that was supposed to sense your hand. It either shot out way too much or just made a sad whirring noise. We'd all stand there waving our hands like idiots over the sink.

So they called it overkill until it was the only thing left standing, huh? Bet the "standard" practice guys got real quiet after that.

But I've seen real apologies with intense eye contact too, people trying to really connect. Sometimes that focus is just genuine effort, not a script. How do you tell the real from the fake then?

Months? Derek_lee, don't listen to him unless he says which brand. Mine lit up for a week and then just stopped holding a charge.