Actually bet that guy was grateful for the company even if he acted annoyed.

It's funny how we treat cheap stuff as disposable but end up spending more in the long run. That same mindset kind of applies to everything, like buying cheap shoes or tools and replacing them twice as often as one good pair.

You ever have a buddy who just refuses to use the right tools? My friend Mike spent years doing bleeds with a turkey baster and some tubing he found in the garage. He'd always complain about how long it took and how his brakes never felt quite right. I bought him a proper syringe kit for his birthday last year, and now he texts me pictures of clean lever pulls every time he does a bleed. Says it cut his time down to like 15 minutes and he almost never has to redo it.

Hey @shanes66, have you ever tried adjusting the angle of your grinder instead of just pushing harder? I feel like if you're leaning into it too much, you're basically fighting the disc instead of letting it do the work. I used to burn through discs like crazy on some heavy duty guard rails until I backed off and let the tool spin at its own pace. A lighter touch with good technique usually lasts way longer for me.

parker_webb said "some smells just stick to you all day" and that's exactly it. I had a similar problem at my old gym, they had these cheap air fresheners that smelled like fake pine and sweat. Brought a small fan from home, pointed it right at my desk. Helped a ton. Also started keeping a jar of ground coffee near my laptop, strong enough to cut through the bad smell.