Yeah that "paid for itself fast" thing is real. My buddy in the trade finally got a proper track saw after fighting with a circular saw for years. He said the first kitchen install with it felt like cheating, the cuts were so perfect.

Oh man, my friend actually used it to fix a wobbly table leg last week. Worked like a charm.

Had a combine do that once. The return spring on the pedal assembly snapped and the throttle plate just stuck wide open. Check the spring tension when you get a chance, it's a five minute look.

I read a tech blog that called the setup process "the password manager tax" because of the hidden time cost. My own state's DMV website was the one that broke everything for me, it uses some weird security field that just won't talk to the auto-fill. I had to make a really long, crazy password and just save it as a note inside the manager to copy-paste... it totally defeated the point for a while. That initial hump is real, but once you're over it, it does get easier.

Yeah, "now I know for next time" is my life motto at this point lol. I'm basically a professional mistake maker.