That governor microswitch - was it a specific model that's known for that, or just regular 80s grease gumming things up?

Ngl @fionanguyen the lyric thing makes sense but upbeat tracks keep my ADHD brain from wandering into useless tangents.

$75 got you a scratched lens AND a lesson in humility. That's a pricey way to learn that some things are better left to the pros. My buddy tried the same thing on an old Canon FD lens, used a microfiber cloth that had a speck of dirt on it, and ended up with a nice little swirl pattern on the glass. Looked like a bad art project.

@sandragrant yeah that $40 reader already paid for itself (unlike my decision to buy a gas station burrito this morning).

The thing nobody seems to talk about is how the flat fee route forces you to actually learn your own property's flaws. When I sold my mom's old house last year using a flat fee service, I had to stage the living room myself and realized the couch blocked a radiator. An agent would have just told me to move it, but catching that myself saved me from a buyer's inspection flagging it later. Plus taking your own photos means you can crop out the weird stuff like the neighbor's junk car that's always in the driveway. The 2 AM texts are annoying but honestly, those are the people who are serious enough to buy.