My coffee maker broke down yesterday, and I realized I'd ignored the weird grinding noise for weeks. It's like that with so many things, you know? (Like when you forget a birthday until the day passes.) We tune out the small warnings until they become big problems. I see it with my plants too, where I don't notice the yellow leaves until they're almost dead.
Ugh, @davis.leo that's so true... my car has been making a sound for months and I'm just waiting for the whole thing to fall apart one day. We're all out here ignoring the obvious until it's too late.