Just picturing someone using a torch on their new boots makes me nervous. I'd probably set the whole pair on fire before they even got comfy. The hair dryer method is definitely the smarter play.

Yikes, that's the kind of wake-up call that sticks with you. I'm so bad about skipping checks that my drill press probably judges me. Glad you made it a rule, because my lazy self needs that reminder to actually do it.