My dad did something similar after he saw my cousin selling her whole vinyl collection at a flea market. He went home and found a whole box of cassette tapes from the 80s he forgot he even had, plus an old Walkman that still worked. He ended up selling most of it online for about sixty bucks. Now he keeps a list on the fridge of stuff he bought but never touched, and he forces himself to use it before buying anything new.

Man, that's rough but I've seen similar stuff happen. Best advice I can give is to vet your groups before you even sit down. Ask around at the convention or shop about specific players, look for red flags like people who argue over tiny rule details before the game starts. Also, set clear expectations for house rules right at the beginning, like a quick five minute talk. If someone gets loud or aggressive, shut it down fast, don't wait for it to build up. I've had to walk away from a couple tables myself, and it's never worth sticking around if the vibe is off.

Hold up, are we really acting like fishing a screw out of a drain is the same as dealing with blown-in insulation in a 1920s wall? I mean, a paperclip to reset a router is clever and all, but that's like a 30 second fix with zero risk. Taping a magnet to a fish tape in an old house with unknown wiring and sagging walls feels like a whole different level of "maybe don't." idk, just seems like you could easily end up smashing through some ancient plaster or pulling a live wire loose.

Hold on, is it really that big of a deal? I mean, I've used electric sanders for years and never had a problem with them bogging down unless I'm trying to sand through a thick layer of filler. If you're leaning on it that hard, you're probably doing it wrong anyway. You're supposed to let the tool do the work, not push down like you're trying to dig a hole. And yeah, air tools are lighter, but you have to deal with the hose dragging everywhere and the compressor noise. I'll take a little extra weight over tripping over a hose all day.

Good point, it's like when stores insist on scanning your receipt to leave.