Tell me about it, my algorithm thinks I'm still a sad 19 year old.

You know, finleyw99, the real win is when they start hunting down the artist's other work on their own. Saw it happen with my cousin after he read Miles. He went from "comics are for little kids" to digging through back issues of Ultimate Spider-Man for months.

That "slower cure" you mentioned is key. Those plastic strips can mess with the natural drying of the mortar, especially in a place with big temperature swings like Spokane.

Those little bits of knowledge" can just be old superstitions people pass down. Sometimes the simple way is just the wrong way and you end up with a crooked cut.

@parkerp80 nailed it, another old wives' tale debunked.