wisym t1_j20sldd wrote on December 28, 2022 at 8:54 PM

Figure out what I want this thing to be.
Measure the space
adjust plans to fit into space
calculate needed material for project
start project
Run into limits of laws of physics that won't let me do the idea as planned.
Adjust
Go to Menards for missing materials in Step 4.
GOTO 6
END

El_Lorenzo OP t1_j20sxlo wrote on December 28, 2022 at 8:56 PM

It's always great to run into people who are also short on material, during the running project. Not very uplifting but at least you are not alone

wisym t1_j20tja1 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 9:00 PM

Or sometimes you're over on supplies and have no idea why. "I have this entire case left, but all of my calculations say that I should have nothing left. Whyyyyyyy?"

El_Lorenzo OP t1_j20xplo wrote on December 28, 2022 at 9:28 PM

Yeah, i recently had this situation with multiple packs of screws... In the store i was like "yeah i'm gonna take those for that, then those and this size too for there" a week later when i was putting the stuff together i was wondering why i bought so many different screws...