I have to admit that I was being really lazy when I made the first order, and I couldn't even be bothered to check things off as I added them to my cart. The second time around, ordering wrong values, I don't know. I guess I was being even more lazy than the first time. But I only have myself to blame.
As for woodworking, construction, carpentry and just making stuff in general... That old adage "measure twice, cut once" works when you're just trying to say to double check your work (like checking your BOM twice before submitted the order) but in woodworking and whatnot, some people might be surprised to know that you usually try your hardest to NEVER have to measure anything.
Of course, it sometimes can't be helped and you have to measure something. But generally you use different ways to scribe or score, or use a story stick, or a stop block, et cetera. Say you need to cut a piece of wood to fit in something and it has to be pretty exact. Well, you could measure twice and then make your cut and it'll still probably be wrong. Or, you could put your length of wood up to where you need it and make a scribe, then cut at the scribe and have a perfect fit. Or, a tried and true method, cut it purposely a little too long and then sneak up on it by taking slivers off until it fits perfectly. Which is literally, "Measure nothing, make many cuts."
Last night I carried a new gun safe into the house and a bunch of bags of soil into the backyard and now I'm sore as hell. Getting old sucks.
When I called my manager to tell her I'd be late, she said it was looking to be slow and she probably wouldn't need me today. And considering I was scheduled 7am-2pm at Duck Donuts and 3-10 at Food Lion this actually worked out.
