Has anyone else experienced this?

That second when you realise that you really can’t just wing it, and you actually have to calculate something, or take it more seriously.

Buying a few rolls of insulation for the loft, then having the moment of “wait, this isn’t just two rolls worth, I have to actually add this up, and order for delivery”

Loading up the car for a trip to the dump, then noticing that it’s riding a bit low, and finding out that 9 bags of rubble is actually 50% of the total kerbweight.

  • G4Z
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    1 year ago

    Well I have some fake grass coming tomorrow that I more or less measured for with a tape measure so I’m hoping to not experience this!

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      1 year ago

      In my world, the day before the grass arrived I would suddenly discover that I needed to do another 3 days of work preparing the ground. Then I’d be stuck with rolls of it sat in the living room for a month!

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        1 year ago

        I just had a wing it moment this afternoon…

        I took my drone to go capture some footage of the flying Scotsman. It took ages leaving the station and I was on 10% as it crossed the bridge. Well I made no calculations at all and took a gamble.

        Long story short I ended up climbing a large tree not much later.

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          1 year ago

          When I used to fly the quadcopter, I often considered whether a very long piece of string tied to the feet would make my life easier.