F Minus by Tony Carrillo for October 06, 2024

measure once … cut twice

The window overlooks the Rattlin’ Bog.

Oh… the Rattlin’ Bog the Rattlin’ Bog…

Just guess. That’s what most contractors do.

Just run the freeway thru my living room….

Sounds like that’s when you learn about tolerance as a woodworker.

Hired an architect. During framing the tall carpenters asked me how tall was the architect. Short was my reply. Some of the clearances, especially on stairs, came up “short”. Turned out the carpenters were bumping their heads! It got fixed….

paint it black

Must be Boeing engineers.

It’s almost always good to have a little wiggle room.

Is that near Zion/Angel’s Landing/Walter’s Wiggles?

Traditionally marked ‘Utility’ Room, space, closet, supplies, whatever. An office version of a walk-in kitchen junk drawer.

Typical of all home repair contractors. When called out for a mistake they deny it and refuse to fix it.

Sometimes a handy man will do but if you want it done right, get a pro. You get what you pay for.

The guy wanted it built metric, so better double the wiggle room.

The blank edges of the blueprint are the Margin Of Error.