15 deer a year through a bandsaw and you just quit cold turkey? That is wild. Cleaning a meat saw is the worst part of the whole job, all that blood and fat gumming up the wheels and guides. My father in law would have called you crazy for giving up the Hobart, guy would not break down a squirrel without power tools.

The line "I keep telling myself the nightlife makes up for it but honestly I'm asleep by 10 most weeknights" really hits, because I used to be the guy telling everyone the Blue Line and Logan Square were worth every penny. Then I actually did the math on my own life. My buddy lives way out by Kimball and pays $300 less, and when we grab dinner he's the one who's relaxed while I'm still wound up from standing shoulder to shoulder past Division. Four months in, you've basically paid an extra $1,400 for bars you don't go to and a seat you don't get. The seat thing alone would flip me now, no joke.