Yeah, you're onto something. I had a whole garden wall start to weep and sag after a rainy spring, and it was all pre-mix. It just never set right in the damp. The convenience is nice for a tiny patch job, but for anything that needs to last, it feels like a gamble. You can tweak a hand-mix on the fly for the weather, which makes all the difference. That little bit of extra time mixing saves a ton of headache later.

So what's the farm actually doing then?

Untangling cables is the worst kind of patience test.

What made the old debates feel more real to you? Like, was it the people or just how you talked about stuff?

Yeah, @lucasw57, tracking my coffee buys showed the same deadline spikes, made me brew at home.