I love that this thing exists, and wish I lived a life that would justify owning it.

My daughter had grommets to fix chronic ear infections. So she could go swimming, we bought something called an Ear Band-It - a neoprene headband which comes with re-usable mouldable putty. You put the putty in your ears for a watertight seal, then wrap the neoprene band around your head to hold it in place.

Anyway, about half the reviews on the Amazon page were from swimmers with perforated eardrums, but the other half were from people saying they’re the best solution for being able to sleep in really noisy environments, particularly rock festivals. Not their designed purpose, but could be worth a try.

In the longer term though, call the authorities and/or move house.

I bought the 5 piece all steel Microplane Pro set about ten years ago, still going strong, still sharp. They get routinely bunged in the dishwasher.

Take a look at Red Oxx, they have a lifetime warranty and are built to last.

I bought the Air Boss about twelve years ago, which did a fantastic job for me during a period of air commuting for work.

I’ve used a Slimmy brand wallet for about 12 years now. Leather, holds a few cards and a few notes, low enough profile to keep in a front pocket. The only hard part of the transition is downscaling from a pocket brick, and it sounds like you’ve already done that.

My first one had a plastic window for ID - the window plastic eventually split, but the rest of the wallet was intact. Replaced it with an all leather one, can’t see why I wouldn’t still be using it in 20 years.