Had a client insist on skipping the primer to save time... the paint peeled in under a year. Now I always explain why each step matters, even if it slows us down. Shortcuts just don't hold up.

Feel sick just thinking about it. All that careful work by people before them, and a real piece of history, just lost for good. Tbh, it's worse than just losing clues, it's like burning the only map. That damage is final, and you can't get it back.

Cold oatmeal for breakfast AND lunch? That's brutal. I can't even imagine eating that stuff cold once, let alone twice in a row. It must have been like chewing on paste, no wonder your energy tanked. Stuff like that can really ruin a hike, especially when you're counting on hot food to keep going. Honestly, my respect for you pushing through that.

My mate just realized his neighbor's house is actually green, not blue.