A few thoughts

Looking back, it's comforting to see how successful Hulk Hogan was even though he was seriously balding from the beginning.
There are a lot of ways people can screw you over. For example, the guy who replaced my watch battery could have put in a dud so I'd have to go back in 6 months. On the other hand, people frequently turn out to be upstanding and then some. I think the guy probably gave me a good battery.
As for shmooze or menucha, I think it was more like the shvitz.