I am ticked..!!!!

[kevin37b]

Are you still on those meds?

 

[ustmd]

Some days you get the bear and some days the bear gets you.

 

[blackdog2086]

I now have a formula of estimating the time required to do a job.........then quadrupling it and eventually doubling that amount. I am extremely surprised when a job goes as planned. I usually have to run to the wife and give her an "I told you so" when it happens. She doesn't get a lot of those.

 

[Citydude]

I'm finishing our basement by myself and just entered year 2 of the project. Granted, I work on it in the winter and take summers off but if I knew what I was doing, I'd be done by now.

My problem is that levels and I can't seem to agree and from time to time, measurements somehow manifest themselves different after cutting. My wife has nicknamed me "rework".

Summer can't come fast enough....

 

[Looking4new]

from time to time, measurements somehow manifest themselves different after cutting.

Measure twice, cut once.
I have that problem too. I usually cut too long and sneak up on the actual measurement.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Yep. Reminds me of the time I installed a hangar rod in the closet. Measured twice, cut once, and it was exactly a foot too short.

As for plumbing, I never do it any more. I go ahead a hire some other fool up front. Learned my lesson the time Sharn Jean lost her contact down the kitchen sink. No problem; remove the goose neck, retrieve the contact, replace goose neck and everyone is happy. Well....removing the goose neck, I discovered it was old and thin and I knocked a hole in it. New goose neck, no problem. Twisted too hard, collapsed part of the pipe going into the wall (old and thin also). Gave up, called plumber who was there all day, knocked hole in wall to access pipe, major project, etc. $$$$$$$$.

 

[Citydude]

Measure twice, cut once.
I have that problem too. I usually cut too long and sneak up on the actual measurement.

yep.

 

[zzvyb6]

Well at least you didn't pee in the refrigerator.

I use the back porch.

 

[Deere Dude]

Measure twice, cut once.
I have that problem too. I usually cut too long and sneak up on the actual measurement.[/QU

I can vouch for that. I had a 6'6" wall I wanted to make two small bookcases to fill. I measured 3 times to make sure.

I went into the basement and worked 3 weeks or so to make two bookcases with total width 1 inch narrower than the whole wall but wanted them different widths so I commenced to make one 2 foot wide and the other one 3'5" so I could just wedge them in. I get them up and I had a foot to spare. I made them to narrow by a foot.

And I was young then.

 

[orezok]

I never make misteaks.

Bruce

I thought I made a mistake (sp?) once... but I was wrong! :laughing::laughing::laughing: