Yeah, that's the most frustrating part. You do everything right and it still goes nowhere, while someone else does the same thing and wins the lottery. It really does feel random sometimes.

Lol that's a solid way to learn a better system.

Honestly, a tiny burr causing that much trouble? Seems a bit overblown. Those governor ropes are tough. I've seen them run with way worse wear and not bind up. Maybe it was already on the edge and that was the final straw, but calling it out like a major find feels like making a mountain out of a molehill.

I had that with The Wire. It took me like four episodes to finally get into the rhythm of it.

Wait, you tried sourdough and got a brick? I'm honestly impressed it held a shape at all. My attempt just spread out into a sad, sour pancake on the baking sheet. The videos make it look like the dough just magically knows what to do.