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Any repair project of my own turns into a 5 beer all day long nightmare when it should have only taken an hour or two, but fixing something for someone else is piece of cake.
How come i can always fix everyone else's problems, but anything of my own is a nightmare?
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dnewton3
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As is said ... no good deed goes unpunished! 
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I suppose it's better things go sideways on my own projectsAs is said ... no good deed goes unpunished!
Sometimes helping other people it seems like you want to get in fix it and get out. With my own projects I've had time to ponder how or what I want to do with it.
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Somehow money creates a lot more inspiration..
Guess I am not alone, measuring jobs in beers. Brother-in-law and I used to do that.
He had a head gasket leaking on a 390 Ford. Had me out to look at the job in store.
Asked how long it would take. Scratched my head and quoted 10-12 beers.
Perhaps you take on the "helping out" jobs which you know you can handle and eschew the ones you can't.
This would be a smart thing.
Your personal tasks can be more unfamiliar or just more random.
There are "none" you can say no to.
Also, you may shoot for perfection.
This would be a smart thing.
Your personal tasks can be more unfamiliar or just more random.
There are "none" you can say no to.
Also, you may shoot for perfection.
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That's true. I say no unless it's something I know I can handle. Usually my own jobs are to avoid calling a repair man
Nick1994
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Maybe it’s the beers?
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Lmao, I actually don't drink, that was just to be funny
Maybe you take more care with your own vehicles?
I know when I do brakes I wash my hands several times and go overboard cleaning the sliding pin hole and boot. I would probably never make any money doing brakes for a living if I did them they way I do my own brakes.
Good thing my day job is computers.
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Tell me about it. Pretty sure most places don't even lube the slide pins. I need to start doing my own brakes
I also worry about rust under the SS clips? Are they sand blasting or cleaning with a square file? Or just hitting it with a wire brush (which may polish the area rather than removing rust.). How easily do the new pads move after installing in the SS clips?
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I work on a paper machine that almost all of the equipment is becoming obsolete. I can get parts for my 50 and 80 year old tractors easier than some of the equipment on this machine! It’s a real headache.
Probably the same reason as when you’re in a rush everyone seems to get in your way and move slowly. It’s because you’re hyper focused on it.
For some reason I can't get over how you can buy every piece for a toilet, practically down to the screw, but you want an o-ring for a newer radiator hose and they say the o-ring is only available as an "assembly."