Look at it this way. Sometimes people get gifts or just lose a receipt after a few months, like Cole Garcia was getting at. That doesn't make them irresponsible, it just makes them human. Stores have those rules to stop people from stealing stuff and trying to return it, not because they think every customer is careless. It's more about their own tracking than judging someone's life skills.

My dad's tech advice is to turn it off and on again. I pretend to listen while planning my escape to the pie.

My shag carpet... I stacked phone books under each hand, clueless.

Yeah that "team effort" thing @taylor_wells mentioned is so true. Those debates weren't just about fixing the truck, they were how the new guys really learned why things worked. That kind of lesson stuck with you way more than a fault code, lol, even if it was louder and messier.

Remember when cash back felt like free money for gas station snacks? I was so deep into airline points for years, trying to hit that next status level, but then I booked a flight to see my sister and the fees were more than the ticket. That's when I switched everything over to plain cash back, no more headache.