Read a thread on Reddit about this exact thing. Some guy had the Red Wedding ruined for him by a buddy who thought he was joking. He said the worst part was the guy did it like it was nothing, just tossed it out there. Another person said they just stopped watching the show for a year. Weird how one sentence from someone else can wreck weeks of buildup. I had a friend spoil a game ending for me and I sat on a spoiler for his favorite show for months. Never used it. Just knowing I could was enough.

Read that blade sharpening takes practice, I always just send mine out now.

Huh, that seems like a pretty big stretch to me. A half inch joint on a residential wall isn't going to cause the world to cave in, especially if the brick is laid solid. I get checking the long run, but I've seen plenty of walls with slightly fat joints that hold up just fine for decades. Honestly, sounds like the inspector was just flexing his 4 footer to make a point.