Wax lube, huh. I ran a batch of that stuff one winter and my rear hub started making this grinding sound around mile 200. Took it apart, found grit packed in the pawls like sandpaper paste. Chain looked fine, gauge said fine, but everything else was dying quietly. Portland rain does weird stuff to cheap lubes, they wash off fast and leave the metal dry. Then every shift grinds a little more off the cogs without you hearing it. Probably not a bad batch, just the wet season eating it alive.

Honestly, same here. Tbh, when I get stuck on a prompt I'll switch to handwriting too because it feels less like I'm grading my own homework and more like I'm just doodling out the story.

Tape over the bare spots before you yank the bundle out. Saves you from hunting the same chafe twice. Good find though.