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jducoeur ([personal profile] jducoeur) wrote2005-08-08 07:33 pm

Duh

You ever have one of those moments when you realize you have done something so staggeringly dumb that you are forced to introspectively wonder if your brain has been replaced by Waldorf salad when you weren't looking? This is one of those moments.

Oh, well -- no damage done, and nothing wasted except a bunch of time. And it feels wonderful when a Major Crisis that is making me crazy dissolves into mist...

[identity profile] oakleaf-mirror.livejournal.com 2005-08-09 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
If it's any solace, I've done that same trick with the drill bit. I don't think it took me quite as long to figure out, though, but subjective time can be hard to gauge.

And yeah, chin straps are important. The only real injury I got while fighting heavy list was the result of an inadequate chin strap, among other factors.