A left handed measuring tape is really nice in theory but actually it often ends up being kind of backwards to how you'd want it if holding the tape in your right hand and pencil in left. I've actually heard some right handed carpenters prefer left handed tapes for that reason.

Yes, though I've managed to train myself to twist the knife slightly in the 'wrong' direction while cutting to counteract the way it naturally wants to cut. Similar to how you can use right handed scissors left handed if you pull with your thumb and push with your fingers instead of letting them do the natural motion while cutting.

I scrolled a bit too fast and the top half of the cat went off screen then I thought it was melting icecream dripping down the side of the couch 😂

Me too, and I remember in the mid 2000's before flat screens took off the biggest CRT you could get was 36", or there may have been a 40" but it was ultra expensive. One thing though is that the wider aspect ratio of modern tvs inflates the size number if you were to watch 3:4 aspect shows on a modern tv you are losing a bunch of viewing area on the sides.

Regardless, modern tvs are indeed insanely huge, and I'm loving it.

If the reaction of the kids who come to my door is any indication the best is ring pops. You can sometimes hear kids shouting to other ones down the street "hey, this place has ring pops!"

Worst: those molasses toffees with the orange/white/black wrapper

Check with your credit card if you bought it that way. A lot of them offer warranty extensions that can double warranty length (up to an extra year). I've used it before once for a camera and it's a bit convoluted but it works. I think the process for me was to call the credit card company to confirm it would be covered, then getting a repair estimate from an authorized repair place. Then they either approve it and pay for the repair or pay you the original value if the repair would cost too much.

I've seen some produce with a sticker showing PLU and a barcode. Is the barcode in that case just an encoding of the PLU or something grower specific?

I would guess those large SUV's are built on heavy duty truck frames but not worked nearly as hard as a truck would be so they tend to last longer?

That's about $235 canadian. Canada Computers (big national computer store) has a 990 Pro 2TB on sale for $230 right now. The 970 EVO is $200 there right now so the London Drugs price is significantly cheaper if you just need an M.2 drive and don't care about highest performance I guess.

My other thought was that the rise of Android auto and apple carplay have really driven a move to large bright displays in the car that both kill your night vision and provide a nice distraction when you look down to check on the GPS or what song is playing or whatever.

1. Since you can't sharpen hardened saws they are basically disposable. If you are just trying out the hobby or aren't going to be making somewhat heavy use of a saw then it's probably fine. If you are in it for the long haul then getting a saw you can sharpen will save money over time.
2. I don't think I've heard of unsharpenable chisels before. The saws that can't be sharpened usually call themselves impulse sharpened or something. Are these chisels referred to with the same terminology?
3. I think dovetail saws are just especially fine and thin. I don't think you need one specifically unless you are doing a lot of small, fine dovetails.
4. Lots of people advocate for the number 5 plane but l, like Paul Sellers find a number 4 more comfortable for most things. I have a 70s Stanley number 4 and a Veritas 5 1/2. I also had a Stanley number 5. The 5 is quite heavy which can be nice if you want to utilize its mass to really throw it through some thick shavings or rough cutting. But for lighter work and just general smoothing, edging, and chamfering the number 4 is just very pleasant. Not too heavy or ungainly, and easy to maneuver. The 5 has its place but I wouldn't want to use it for most jobs unless I needed the length for flattening something or the mass to help me muscle through something.

This doesn't really answer your question but it reminded me of the following that I think is somewhat relevant.

I was listening to a podcast several years ago that was discussing a study that was done about the effects of gendered words in various languages. It was rather interesting. They did things like showed people a picture of a bridge and asked them to describe it. In languages that used a masculine gender for 'bridge' it was generally described in ways that highlighted features such as strength, solidness, etc. And for languages that used a feminine gender it tended to be described more artistically, talking about it's grace or curves etc. If I remember correctly, they even studied people fluent in both languages and the answers would vary along those same lines depending which language they were asked/responded in.