jacobianApr 24

You can measure your skill at DIY house projects by the ratio of visits to the hardware store against days of work:

- no visits: god tier
- less than one visit per day: excellent, you know what you’re doing
- 1 visit / day: average
- more than 1 visit / day: reconsider your life choices

Show threadjacobianApr 24
(I am at 6 visits in 3 days and about to head out for what I dearly hope is the final trip. FML.)
Show threadjacobian
The project was setting up a pump to pull water from our rain tanks into a new paddock, so it involved both plumbing and wiring — the two most fiddly disciplines, you really need the right parts, improvising is bad. Then I ran out of 90° elbows, discovered the pump had a leaky fill plug, cracked the waterproof electrical junction box, and to cap it all off discovered at the last minute that I’d installed the pump backwards.
Apr 24 at 1:42amWeb
Show threadJordan SisselApr 24
@jacob you’ve earned the use of a few swear words or perhaps some deep sighs after that ordeal
Show threadjacobianApr 24
@whack many swears were swore
Show threadWillApr 24
@jacob At least you're all set up to pump electrified mud into your rain barrels now!
Show threadDave bauerApr 24
@jacob Always buy too many elbows!