Was it boiling or just really hot tap water? Big difference when you're doing this stuff. @kim_hart7 is right about gentle heat being the key, too much and you ruin the part.

I totally get what you mean about bad advice getting upvoted, but I gotta gently push back on the stove top cleaner thing for a sec. A lot of those "wrong" tips actually depend on your specific stove type, like if it's glass, ceramic, or enamel. The real gamble is people not checking the manufacturer's manual first, not the advice itself. I mean, yeah, some stuff is obviously bad, like using bleach on a glass cooktop, but most of the time it's just someone sharing what worked for them. Isn't that the whole point of a community, learning from each other's experiences, even if they're not always perfect?

25mph isn't that bad until you're in an open field or near the lake. People exaggerate wind speed all the time, especially on here. Bet half the folks claiming 50mph gusts haven't even looked at a weather app.

Did your realtor actually push the surveyor to prioritize your job or just let it sit in the queue? 22 days seems long even for a busy shop, makes me wonder if someone dropped the ball. What did the old fence line actually show that was so different from whats there now?

Drove all night once to beat a cold front coming through Colorado. Got the pour done at 4am but the blankets I had were too thin for the wind. Ended up layering tarps over burlap sacks from the lumber yard. Looked like a patchwork mess but the concrete cured fine. Now I keep heavy insulated blankets and a roll of 6 mil plastic in the trailer at all times. Better to have it and not need it.