Pre-Pesach Pondering IV

Is it just me, or are the usual suspects more meikil (lenient) than they've been in years past?

Not that I'm complaining or anything -- "Find the Kosher for Passover Hand Soap" has never been a favorite game of mine -- I'm just noting what seems to be a shift across the boards.

Pre-Pesach Pondering, Part V

Well, if I can be positive of nothing else, I can be positive that my kitchen countertops will not be affected by alien mind control rays during the course of Pesach.

I find this oddly comforting.