The going backwards department
11-04-20, 05:53 PM
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The going backwards department
After weeks of anticipation, everything was prepped to start paint touch-up on a new project with the clean frame propped on the bench and my little bottles of paint at the ready. Wait a minute … is that dropout bent, how the heck did I miss that? I took a 15 minute break and checked it. Yep. Have to fix that before I paint. Started to build a tool and went to the drill press for one good hole … Forgot the drill press was set out of square from a previous project - have to reset that first. After thirty years with that drill press, I decided that this would be a good time to finally align the 0 degree mark on the column - have to drill out the attaching rivets on the degree indicating plate. (The plan: oversize the holes in the plate, tap the rivet holes in the column - instant adjustability.) I center punch the rivet heads and grab the drill and the smallest bit … won't center in the hole, tip broken, my last bit - oh yeah, I remember when that happened and I had made a note to myself to get some more. It's Sunday night, 8pm. Home Depot closes at 7. With a sigh, I made sure the little paint bottle caps were tight and I headed upstairs. I wonder what the football game is tonight, hope we have beer …
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11-04-20, 07:04 PM
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sometimes the best thing to do is wait for tomorrow
many times I've been off the chart frustrated, only to solve things within minutes the next day
many times I've been off the chart frustrated, only to solve things within minutes the next day
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11-04-20, 07:39 PM
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Heh. Welcome to my world. 
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11-04-20, 07:55 PM
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Brutal. 
Sometimes a forced stoppage is exactly what we need though. The project will still be there tomorrow, and you'll be in a better frame of mind.
Sometimes a forced stoppage is exactly what we need though. The project will still be there tomorrow, and you'll be in a better frame of mind.
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11-04-20, 08:07 PM
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Sometimes the best day to do a project is tomorrow. I've got a $400 spigot in my backyard because I figured I'd fix the drip in the old spigot before the foundation for my remodel was poured. Only problem was it was July 4th when I started the project. I messed it up and needed a plumber to come out and save the day. It ended up raining the next day so they couldn't pour the foundation. Arghh.
