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But it's rarely forever in the music business.

Ngl, the food industry loves playing these games with 'healthy' labels. Low-fat just means they pumped it full of sugar to taste good. I fell for that with granola bars once, thought they were good for me but they were basically candy. Now I scan for anything ending in '-ose' on the ingredients list. It's like a treasure hunt where the prize is not feeling like garbage after eating.

Used to think those setups looked cool until a friend did the same thing. Now it just seems like a mess waiting to happen.

Totally agree, rotating to manage the hot spot is key. I've had way better results just focusing on the fire instead of messing with a water pan. My last brisket turned out great doing exactly that.