I don’t have any reason to not trust OP, but the likelihood of this conversation happening at ALL seems incredibly unlikely. Never mind that it is described as successful.

If true, this is amazing.

100lb each? I need a banana for scale.

I’m no one important, but I’m impressed!

I’m not so advanced a drinker to pick up on notes like you describe. Basically I’ve evolved to a point where I know loosely what different varietals / regions are going to taste like, and have a few producers that I know I’m going to really enjoy.

I’m intrigued that the cork taint dissipated for you after some air. Is that typical?

How did the decanting work? Did it take that long between ordering the wine and your entrees arriving, or did you call ahead?

Is the internet still kept in Big Ben?

security updates

They last (rocking a solid 4 year old phone)

They are rugged

The 3rd party apps are better

The interoperability with other Apple products is great

They are fast enough

Great accessory market

I’m familiar with the os

The os works well enough for my needs

Privacy - I am not the product

iPhone gets you more like 10 years of security updates

https://www.makeuseof.com/apple-security-updates-for-10-year-old-devices/