I've been installing new shop windows this week. New windows are a bit smaller than the 58 year old Andersens I replaced (really - they were very well used when I installed them in 1987). Anyway due to the reframing needed I had some insulating to do between the old and new and around the RO of the windows. As I was carefully laying in some fiberglass insulation into the gaps I was reminded of an OOPS moment from my younger days. These are stories about inexperience, good intentions, and bad communications. One assumes - and we all know what that gets you. Enjoy and please share your own tales. I've more but some are just too embarrassing to share and I've tried very hard to forget .
You didn't tell me that # 1 - Boss tells me - "Pack some insulation around these windows. Make sure you fill in even the small gaps" (pre spray foam days). As told I did a wonderful job packing in insulation into all the gaps. Used a putty knife and assorted thicknesses of shingles to push insulation in to the slots. Boss returns to survey my work and sees me finishing up, shoving insulation into the MAX . "What are you doing?" - Boss cries out - "You aren't supposed to ram it in, just lightly fill in the gaps - keep the insulation fluffy. Ram it in like that you may as well be using mortar for the amount of insulating that's doing AND you're distorting the windows. Look the jambs are bowed ". "Oh" - said I - "You didn't tell me that"
You didn't tell me that # 2 - Boss tell me (different boss) - "Sand these doors - get them ready for the 2nd coat of urethane". As told, I sanded the doors (flat slabs). I started out with 100 grit - that seemed to take off the poly OK, and finished up the 2 sides of 2 doors right up to 220. They looked some gorgeous and smooth when I was done. Boss returns to survey my work. Me standing there beaming with a sense of accomplishment. They were gorgeous - don't 'cha know "What did you do"? - Boss cries out - "You were just supposed to lightly scuff up the 1st coat of urethane so that the 2nd coat would bond to it properly not strip the damn finish right off? ". "Oh" - said I - "you didn't tell me that"