My soul would have left my body.

Wait, he called you that over a Pioneer? That's wild.

Ugh, tell me about it. I had the same thing happen with a blade from them last month, cut my whole day in half. Maybe they changed something in the steel.

Totally! I patched my old work pants the same way, with a scrap of heavy pack cloth behind the knee and stretchy fabric on the sides. They survived two seasons of crawling through attics full of wire mesh and insulation. That mix just makes sense, putting the tough stuff exactly where you grind against things. Honestly, fabric glue and some smart patches kept those pants going longer than any store bought pair.

But how bad can carrying sheet goods be for your back anyway?