Man, Walt nailed it, secrets beat favorites every time.

What exactly gives out on yours, the weld or the jaw itself? If they are all snapping at the bit, that tells me something is off in how you are drawing the steel out, maybe too cold or too fast on the pull. I would keep the pile a while longer and study the breaks before you toss anything.

What did your weekends actually look like before you left, were you alone at home or just not going anywhere? The reason I ask is 27 weekends of no plans and 27 weekends of turning down invites are two very different problems. If people were asking and you kept saying no, moving won't fix that, you'll just be alone in a new zip code. If nobody was asking at all, then yeah, new city is the right call.