Guess the A&P never saw jewelry that keeps engines from falling out of the sky.

Man, that's too familiar! My buddy's hardware store got a new inventory scanner and the owner was bragging about how fast checkout was, but then the two cashiers who'd been there for years got moved to the stockroom, and one of them just quit the next week. It's like the machine saves money on paper but loses the people who actually kept the place running, you know?

That hose test saved me too after I got soaked in the Boundary Waters back in 2021. One thing though, seam sealer needs a full 24 hours to cure, not just an hour like the tube says. I sealed my tent in the morning, thought it was dry by noon, and it still leaked under the rain fly. Now I seal it, wait a day, then do the driveway test. It’s a pain but way better than a wet sleeping bag.