Why is it that a 30 minute project takes all day

old · Mar 8, 2010

Well I was going to install a starter solenoid on my WD45 this morning. Fired up the tractor I had it rigged so you took the battery cable and touched the start stud to fire it up. Well fired it up and drove to the shop. When I did I noticed the home made tool box was falling off, so since I had one laying around I'd but it on, then noticed the fender looked pretty bad so yep I had a better one laying around. Then back to that solenoid and well the battery box was total junk so go take the one off the parts WD and fix it. Still don't have the solenoid on. Oh well it was brake time again so here in a little maybe I'll get done

730 virgil · Mar 8, 2010

i know that feeling i end up going to parts store to buy a part i need to finish job. one i had bought that i had on self and now can't find the darn part.
then i find out i have 2 of them as i started this job before.

JR.Fyre · Mar 8, 2010

You and I have talked about this if you remember.
This is what my little wife would tell both of us, OK
She would say boy YOUR GOT UP AND GO HAS GOT UP AND WENT SO WHAT EVER YOU DO IS TIME WELL SPENT. It don’t matter what we get done today we still have to marrow.
JR.FRYE

JR.Fyre · Mar 8, 2010

I guess OLD and I are not the only ones that have CRS:
Thay say that happens when a man retires:
JR.Frye

Mike (WA) · Mar 8, 2010

That's just the way life works.

I went out to spread manure Sunday. Pulled the tractor and spreader out of the barn, then figured since it was out of the way, its a good time to get the little Allmand backhoe out, as neighbor wanted to borrow it to get two little stumps out. Started it up, took it by the shop and checked fluids and fuel, and found a bolt and nut to re-secure the throttle mounting plate. Tightened up some more bolts and screws while I was at it. Then took it to the neighbors- he didn't seem to be around, so decided to just grub out the stumps myself. Just as I was finishing, he comes out with a plate of eggs, sausage and toast- we went in and had breakfast (my second of the day)- then went home, wife informed me that we were meeting the kids and grandkids at the restaurant in town. And so on.

Manure is still waiting.

Your 30 minute project took all day. My 15 minute one is 2 days and counting.

Billy Shafer · Mar 8, 2010

Whenever I took my wife to the mall. She would say I will just be a minute. So I knew to take along my pillow and something to read. I also have CRS.

Southern Ray · Mar 8, 2010

just start a plumbing repair and you might be at it all week.

Anonymous-0 · Mar 8, 2010

Probably because you didn't have a good breakfast!

Jim in LA · Mar 8, 2010

I had to replace a toilet shut off valve Saturday morning at the farm, took 2 hrs. because the plumber used a compression tee and didn't extend the pipe out of the wall by one more inch, when I tightened up on the valve the compression fitting behind the valve turned causing a drip. The town where my farm is located has one real hardware store(the Walmart doesn't count) and two parts stores that carry tractor parts, they all close at noon on Saturdays. If you need a plumbing part or a tractor/impement part on a Saturday afternoon you are screwed. I will be spending my spring break time fixing that problemplus replacing the kitchen sink/faucet. Looks like a fun week. :roll:

cadet trooper · Mar 8, 2010

OLD, most all of my 15 minute plus jobs are the longest jobs I've had in all of my 40 years at industrial maintenance.

TomH in PA · Mar 8, 2010

Yea, around here we call that a "Mouse Cookie Project" after the children's book:
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie

Anonymous-0 · Mar 8, 2010

Nope it was break time unless you meant it needed brakes too.

RayP(MI) · Mar 8, 2010

Well, how about 2 days? Bought brake parts and rotors for my car's rear brakes. Also needed to replace the backing plates/sheilds inboard of brakes. Well, guess what, shields won't fit over hubs. Have to pull axles to install them. So I have to disassemble differential... and reassmble same aftreward. Putting new gear lube is not a simple task either. Then there were the clips that hold the ebrakes in, that got damaged when I pulled the rotors. Fortunately the auto parts store was open for a couple hour window on Sunday and had e-brake hardware kit in stock.... Two days to do what should have been a simple, couple hour project! Been there - done that. Got a greasy coveralls to prove it, and grease stained hands too.

CLTX · Mar 8, 2010

You a teacher too?

Bob Kerr · Mar 9, 2010

Never saw a 30 min project acually take 30 min. I figure "30 min job" to take a full day. No dissapointments that way.

D.B. in Mi. · Mar 9, 2010

That is the way with every job. Atleast you got something accomplised.

I guess OLD and I are not the only ones that have CRS:
Thay say that happens when a man retires:

I am only 50 and I think I Have a bad case of it also.

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