Results 1 to 11 of 11

Thread: It's Always the Stupid Things

  1. #1

    It's Always the Stupid Things

    I've been getting ready for my oldest daughter to come home from college and one of the things I told her I'd do is replace the door to her room. So we went out, got a new door and all new hardware and I put it on... and it didn't fit. For some reason, the top corner wouldn't close all the way. So I've been screwing with it for days now, taking out hinges, trying to figure out where it isn't fitting, going around the door with a feeler gauge trying to figure out where it's binding.

    And stupid me, at the very top of the door, there's this tiny nail, painted white so it blends in, sticking out. The door was hitting the nail this whole time. Once I grabbed a nail set and pounded it back in, everything worked perfectly.

    Geez, I feel stupid. Always check for the stupid things before you waste time fixing all of the things that are just fine.

  2. #2
    I had an instructor that always said "Never overlook the obvious." Half the kids in the class failed the "obvious" part of the final exam.
    I read recipes the same way I read science fiction. I get to the end and I think, "Well, that’s not going to happen."

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Mar 2006
    Location
    SoCal
    Posts
    22,492
    Blog Entries
    1
    They're only stupid after you find them .
    "A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg".


    – Samuel Butler

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Mar 2016
    Location
    Elmodel, Ga.
    Posts
    798
    My wife and I got a laugh out of your post. She said that it reminded her of me. I told her I don't know if I would have posted something like that, but it's nice to know we all have the same problem at times.
    Thanks for posting. Made my day!

  5. #5
    Quote Originally Posted by glenn bradley View Post
    They're only stupid after you find them .
    +1. Ain't that the truth!
    "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."

    “If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Apr 2013
    Location
    Kansas City
    Posts
    2,652
    at least you hadn't already planed the door down to fit. DAMHIKT.

  7. #7
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    N.E, Ohio
    Posts
    3,026
    Quote Originally Posted by Stan Calow View Post
    at least you hadn't already planed the door down to fit. DAMHIKT.
    Or took it down and exchanged it for another and had the same problem.
    George

    Making sawdust regularly, occasionally a project is completed.

  8. #8
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Location
    E TN, near Knoxville
    Posts
    12,298

    The Expert

    You must not be a door installation expert. An expert is someone who makes all their mistakes in private. Sorry, you missed your chance to be the expert this time.

    I'm no expert at anything. I make my mistakes right out in public. Then I post them on Facebook.

    I had a similar issue with a wooden door to the feed/tack room in my barn. Started sticking, would close properly. I thought the barn was settling and used a plane on the door but it still wasn't right. I finally found an obstruction like you did! Duh.

    JKJ

  9. #9
    Join Date
    Dec 2012
    Location
    Bedford, NH
    Posts
    1,286
    Hate to use a well worn out expression, but I try to use these incidents as a "learning experience". So far, it's touch & go. Must be an age thing.
    Thoughts entering one's mind need not exit one's mouth!
    As I age my memory fades .... and that's a load off my mind!

    "We Live In The Land Of The Free, Only Because Of The Brave"
    “The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living."
    "
    Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill

  10. #10
    John, I heard that "An expert is an ordinary person over fifty (50) miles from home!" Justin

  11. #11
    Join Date
    Oct 2008
    Location
    Columbus, OH
    Posts
    3,063
    Quote Originally Posted by Stan Calow View Post
    at least you hadn't already planed the door down to fit. DAMHIKT.
    Yes, guilty of that as well....
    Brian

    "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger or more complicated...it takes a touch of genius and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction." - E.F. Schumacher

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •