Ugh, the worst is when the machine just yells "unexpected item" for no reason...

But sometimes a mood is all you need. If "get organized" gets me moving, that's better than staring at a junk drawer I don't want to touch. The finish line can just be feeling less stressed.

Wait, he used toothpaste on a CAR? That's for teeth, man. My uncle swore by using super glue on everything, like a cracked phone screen. Just made a shiny, lumpy mess that fused his finger to it for a solid ten minutes. Some of these old school fixes are just wild.

Diana155 is right, it's a shock when you see it up close. A lot of people forget to check the condition of the wire inside the walls, not just at the fixture. That old cloth can be totally fine in a straight run but turn to dust at any bend or staple point. You really need to plan for a full rewire if you find more than one bad spot, patching it is just asking for trouble later.

My buddy learned the hard way, @robinson.leo.