How did they manage to get so much done with less tech? @jade687, I see your point. My grandpa fixed cars with just basic tools and his own skills. He said a simple repair took a few hours back then, but now it drags on with all the extra steps.

Wait, did you say mammatus clouds are rare? They're actually pretty common with big thunderstorms... I see why you'd think that, @the_linda, but they form under the anvil cloud all the time. The mom going back to her sandwich is still funny though.

When the autopilot quits with no warning lights, I used to check the power supply first. But after talking to a tech, I learned to start with the manual disconnect switch, it's often the simple fix.