Happens with so many things, like trusting a wobbly shelf instead of checking the bracket.

Wow, that's a solid catch by your friend. So when you slowed down your pour, did you also change your grind size at all, or was it purely about the timing? I'm trying to figure out which part made the biggest difference for the flavor.

My old climbing partner did that and his gear sounded like a wind chime in a storm.

Okay but like, it's a camping trip in the Ozarks. Stuff gets wet. I mean, it's a notebook, not the family photo album. You dried it out, you can still read it, right? The warping just gives it character. My old planner got coffee spilled on it and now it has a cool stain pattern. Maybe it's just me but I feel like people take these journals way too seriously sometimes.

When my old car kept stalling, I tried all these complicated fixes. Finally my neighbor said just clean the throttle body. Took me 20 minutes and a can of cleaner. Cost ten bucks and it ran perfect. Sometimes you just need the basic step you skipped.