Wait, half of them reply and buy the same day? That is wild to me because I always assumed texts would just annoy people and get ignored like spam. Honestly the numbers do not lie though, 200 buyers beats 12 opens any week.

I used to be all about the torch and PB Blaster too, figured heat was the only real answer for anything rusted solid. Then a guy at a swap meet in Hastings showed me an impact wrench with a good set of wobble extensions, and it changed how I deal with tie rods and drag links. Instead of fighting it by hand and snapping bars, you let the hammer action rattle the rust loose over a few minutes. Soak it overnight first, then hit it with the impact on low, and most of the time it walks right off without busting your knuckles. Wish I had known that before I turned a simple job into three weekends of cussing.

It took me a solid year and a half here before the hum faded into the background. Now I actually kind of need it to sleep, which is messed up. Your Marco is right about it feeling like a heartbeat, but that doesn't make your quiet craving dramatic. Fans and dumpsters are a totally different level than just city noise though, that's the part that would push me over the edge.