Wait, so you're telling me I've been paying the lazy tax all this time? My pantry is just a shrine to canned beans.

Sounds like my kind of party trick.

Totally agree, that rule feels like gatekeeping sometimes. I've seen horses stand perfectly fine for years with a well-done cold fit on a normal foot. It's like some farriers think if there's no smoke, it's not real shoeing. Sure, you need the forge for a big correction or a special bar shoe, but for a basic reset on a sound horse? A good rasp and clinch block does the job.

Snapped a caliper bolt once, same lesson.

Yeah that part about the "quiet moment in a loud room" really got me. I'm trying to be that person but half the time I'm the one causing the noise, like when I hold the door but then immediately drop my keys. Makes a nice loud clatter, ruins the whole vibe. You're right though @thomas_butler, it's the small stuff that sticks out because so few people bother. Feels like we're all just waiting for our turn to talk instead of actually listening.