You’re going to let the Geek Squad work on anything more complicated than an analog toaster? Good luck!

If its not an SSD I’d check the Sys Logs for disc errors.

Depends on what is passing and what is flunking.

If that tiny minority is negatively affecting everyone else by sucking up and hoarding all the money while buying off politicians to break down rights the rest of us have spent decades trying to earn then I see no issue with it. 

I still find calling people from Indiana “Hoosier” to be a little strange. Growing up around the STL area “Hoosier” means trashy/redneck.

Lighting Design Professional here. There is absolutely no reason to suggest anyone go back to using incandescent lighting.

I had some Navient loans before I consolidated, they really were the worst. Great Lakes has been amazing, it may be part of the product but it seems like they actually want you to make informed decisions that are beneficial for your situation while Navient purposely misdirected to paying more interest over time.

If I could make one suggestion, use Velcro ties instead of zip ties. God forbid you have to rewire that thing one day. You’re left with trying to stick a knife/scissor into something that has hardly any opening plus doing it at awkward angles. A pack of 50 is only like $7 on Amazon.