Ugh, the waiting is the worst part. What gets you more, the actual cost of the overnight shipping for that one bolt, or the hidden cost of having your daily driver on stands for three extra days? I had to rent a car last time, which basically doubled what the repair should have cost.

Remembered my buddy tried to do the green thing with his old pad last year. He drove it to the special drop-off bin at the recycling center across town. The guy working there told him flat out that most of it just gets tossed in the landfill anyway because the market for the recycled stuff is so bad. All that extra fuel he burned driving it over there kinda canceled out the good he was trying to do, you know? Felt pretty pointless.

Lol my buddy's 20yo sketchbook proves it.

Wait, HOT WATER sprayed everywhere? How bad was that mess? My brain just imagines ruining the floor, the wall, maybe even some electronics nearby. That's not just a leak, that's a mini disaster that makes you rethink your whole life. I'd be switching to a torque wrench too after that.

Honestly that's such a smart way to use scraps. Tbh I always feel bad just tossing that stuff out. Might have to try the vinegar thing, got some apple cores in the fridge right now.