Feel Better about yourself by laughing at my stupidity
May 15, 2024 14:53:15 GMT -5
Woody Williams, whitetaildave24, and 5 more like this
Post by Sasquatch on May 15, 2024 14:53:15 GMT -5
It's been a busy time around here, with a full and quite necessary bathroom remodel in full swing.
Leaky tile had caused quite a bit of damage, and though it needed addressed several years ago, the money just wasn't there. Well that thankfully changed and here we are.
Now I'm not a overly superstitious person, but I firmly believe that when you resolve to accomplish something big that the Darkness pushes back. Multiple things go wrong at once, I do stupid things I normally wouldn't, etc. The past couple of weeks have done nothing to change my mind. But even if it's my stupidity alone, enjoy:
A few weeks before this started one of my molars broke off, and due to a retirement we were looking for a new dentist. Earliest we could get in was right in the middle of this remodel. Right before the workers started thumping, so did the tooth. about a week before they started I hopped on my trusty cub cadet and a few feet into my mowing I look back to see a rear tire completely off the rim. In the interest of time I ordered a new wheel so that I could just screw it on and go. (I know you can get kits but I figured it was likely to be iffy at best with me doing it). It needed replacing anyway, and it would only take a few days. Meanwhile, the grass is going nuts. Tire is delayed... They can't get the right color. I said I don't care what color it is, just get it in. Tire comes in, I put it on. It looks at LEAST a size too big. I take it and the old one back in. The mechanic, observing the obvious disparity declares, "I don't understand. The numbers are right!" He takes both tires in the shop. Turns out, the new one was at 20+ lbs! I could have checked, but I never imagined such a thing was possible. The over-inflation and the old one being a tad low ( supposedly ) accounted for the absurd difference. Meanwhile there is a snag with the vanity so I have to order another one. (thankfully the rest of the actual remodel seems to be going ok ).
Meanwhile I take my first paid days off in six years to help get all this done. Mom calls, she needs me to pick up a piece of furniture 70 miles away. Can my brother do it, I ask? No, because a robin built a nest in the suspension of his truck! Bizarre or not, what are ya gonna do, it's mother's day. So there went one day off. Today it stops raining so I go put my tires on and... I had left the key on, something that hasn't happened in a long time. So I have to put it on the charger. What's another day on the Maasai Mara? Mowing foot-tall grass being off the table, I decide to run into CVS to get the antibiotics for the tooth that will take another month while we knock the abscess down. I go out to the truck and not only are the keys in it but IT's ON and the battery is flat. I haven't done that in years. I don't think I've ever run two batteries down in one week before. I jump the truck and go to the CVS... and they are on lunch.
So if you've had a bad day just be glad you're not as stupid as I am!
When this is done I'll post some pictures. This project has been bothering me for years, so it's gonna be great!
Leaky tile had caused quite a bit of damage, and though it needed addressed several years ago, the money just wasn't there. Well that thankfully changed and here we are.
Now I'm not a overly superstitious person, but I firmly believe that when you resolve to accomplish something big that the Darkness pushes back. Multiple things go wrong at once, I do stupid things I normally wouldn't, etc. The past couple of weeks have done nothing to change my mind. But even if it's my stupidity alone, enjoy:
A few weeks before this started one of my molars broke off, and due to a retirement we were looking for a new dentist. Earliest we could get in was right in the middle of this remodel. Right before the workers started thumping, so did the tooth. about a week before they started I hopped on my trusty cub cadet and a few feet into my mowing I look back to see a rear tire completely off the rim. In the interest of time I ordered a new wheel so that I could just screw it on and go. (I know you can get kits but I figured it was likely to be iffy at best with me doing it). It needed replacing anyway, and it would only take a few days. Meanwhile, the grass is going nuts. Tire is delayed... They can't get the right color. I said I don't care what color it is, just get it in. Tire comes in, I put it on. It looks at LEAST a size too big. I take it and the old one back in. The mechanic, observing the obvious disparity declares, "I don't understand. The numbers are right!" He takes both tires in the shop. Turns out, the new one was at 20+ lbs! I could have checked, but I never imagined such a thing was possible. The over-inflation and the old one being a tad low ( supposedly ) accounted for the absurd difference. Meanwhile there is a snag with the vanity so I have to order another one. (thankfully the rest of the actual remodel seems to be going ok ).
Meanwhile I take my first paid days off in six years to help get all this done. Mom calls, she needs me to pick up a piece of furniture 70 miles away. Can my brother do it, I ask? No, because a robin built a nest in the suspension of his truck! Bizarre or not, what are ya gonna do, it's mother's day. So there went one day off. Today it stops raining so I go put my tires on and... I had left the key on, something that hasn't happened in a long time. So I have to put it on the charger. What's another day on the Maasai Mara? Mowing foot-tall grass being off the table, I decide to run into CVS to get the antibiotics for the tooth that will take another month while we knock the abscess down. I go out to the truck and not only are the keys in it but IT's ON and the battery is flat. I haven't done that in years. I don't think I've ever run two batteries down in one week before. I jump the truck and go to the CVS... and they are on lunch.
So if you've had a bad day just be glad you're not as stupid as I am!
When this is done I'll post some pictures. This project has been bothering me for years, so it's gonna be great!