Ah come on, I dunno about that... I've had way too many companies ghost me after being "nice" about it. Sometimes you gotta just call it what it is and move on.

Oh man, that's rough. I had almost the exact same thing happen to me. My lawyer told me to stay put too and I ended up stuck with the whole mortgage for almost a year while my ex moved in with her parents and saved up money. And the judge basically shrugged at the whole thing like it didn't matter at all. I mean maybe it's just me but I feel like lawyers just tell you whatever keeps the case dragging on so they can bill more hours. Really sorry you went through that, it's such a rotten feeling when you follow the advice and still lose.

My niece is seven and she drew me a picture of a cat that looked more like a potato with whiskers, but she was so proud of it she hung it on the fridge. That's the thing about making something yourself - the value isn't just in how good it looks, it's in the work you put in. I spent three hours on a sketch of a coffee cup and it still looked like a wobbly blob, but I understood for the first time why artists get attached to their work. You type a prompt and get a perfect image in ten seconds, but you didn't fight with the paper or figure out why the shading doesn't work. The final result might be stunning, but it's hollow compared to something you actually built with your own hands, even if it's ugly.

Right? The "real cook now" thing hits hard. Once you figure out that air fryer is just a tiny oven that goes brrr, you stop treating it like a gimmick. For me the game changer was realizing you cant just throw frozen stuff in there and expect magic. Thats what I did for months. Then I started doing what you said with the potatoes and it actually feels like cooking. Also pro tip if you have a wire rack that fits in the basket, use it. Keeps the bottom from getting soggy and makes everything crispy all the way around. Your chicken thighs sound awesome, I gotta try that dry rub next.

Man, that really stinks you dropped all that cash and still had issues... @alice_allen5 is spot on though, grading is the real foundation of keeping water out. Gutters just move the problem if the ground is working against you.