the below pales to the previous ‘heroin house’ and the original ‘sad dad’. just letting you know now -

This is awesome to read. I also met a PA on the show from the early years. Her experience was very similar, in fact she mentioned the build quality was generally poor - it only needed to look good for the reveal, after that - it’s the homeowners issue. Thinking of Hildi’s ‘painted’ upholstered furniture.

Correct spelling is Megadeth. (And yes, it was Metallica’s lyrics.)

I’m with you here. It’s crushing and really makes you question yourself. Currently experiencing the same myself.

I agree. My brother and I grew up in the age of Atari > Coleco > Nintendo > PS. We talk to this day why we didn’t spend a few hours learning something remotely useful for adult life - basic auto maintenance, fixing plumbing, simple electrical wiring. Hell, learn to play guitar. Now its just dumb stuff we pay out the…