It's REEEEALLY Annoying When...

[OzFab]

Prompted by a situation that occurred today, I thought I'd start a new thread where you guys (& girls) can tell us what makes you jump up & down in frustration.

We've all seen T-Man's "rules of the shop", this doesn't have to be limited to the shop; it could be something about work, driving or life in general.

Simply finish the sentence in the title...

I'll go first:

... you're welding away, on the final weld of the job & you run out of welding wire

 

[fowler]

a dropped bolt bounces a factor of 5x the distance it fell

oil runs down the outside on the catch tube

never rush an urgent job because the whole plan will change in 15 mins

someone says "easy job ill have it running in an hour"
then the sh** hits the fan and 6 hours later u are back at square one and start over

 

[Doc Sprocket]

... you've just put a final coat of paint on the part, and an insect lands on it. Or you fumble it and it hits the ground.

 

[oldbikerarlo]

A small object dropped will roll to very center and back to the wall under the work bench, and will be 1/2 inch out of reach. It will be the only one you have and the project will not work without it.

 

[machinist@large]

It's REEAALLYY ANNOYING WHEN....

...when the boss hands you 32 parts that need to be finished to a +.0000/-.0005 tolerance using a machine and process that you know nothing about, saying "It's easy; just go figure it out.". The parts are due on wednesday.

 

[Doc Sprocket]

...when the boss hands you 32 parts that need to be finished to a +.0000/-.0005 tolerance using a machine and process that you know nothing about, saying "It's easy; just go figure it out.". The parts are due on wednesday.

No pressure. No problem... LOL

 

[OzFab]

That's the spirit; I can relate to pretty much all of that too

...The kids tennis ball goes under the car & stops right in the centre, being out of reach from either side. Now you have to find the nearest "reaching impliment" to get it out &, mysteriously, there's nothing around...

 

[Doc Sprocket]

That's 'cuz you're not in Canada. We all have hockey sticks for that.

EDIT- Really annoying when you're waiting for a seller to get back to you, so you can score some cool rolling stock for your go kart project, and the guy's slower than a glacial melt! AAARRRGGGHHH

 

[OzFab]

We have cricket bats, cricket stumps, rakes, etc but, there's never one to be found when you need it... (Murphy's law)

 

[ML-TOYS]

You walk into a room and just stand there looking around and thinking to yourself
"What did i come in here for"

 

[OzFab]

I've been in that room too many times

 

[Doc Sprocket]

We have cricket bats, cricket stumps, rakes, etc but, there's never one to be found when you need it... (Murphy's law)

Hmm- therein lies the problem. You see, the kids play hockey in the driveway, and store their sticks by the door. So- when a ball rolls under the car, either the sticks are already in hand, or only 12 feet away. On the other hand, playing cricket in the driveway just isn't gonna work out well!

...Still waiting for that guy to get back to me...

 

[OzFab]

I sent a message to a seller the other day negotiating price, 24 hours later, nothing. I hit the "buy it now" button & sent him another message, he was back to me in 5 minutes...

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Go figure... I've been trying to communicate with this guy for nearly a week (online classified ad) I basically have to keep pestering him. Ticks me off. Here's the stupid part-

HE responded to MY wanted ad! You wanna sell this crap, or what?!?!

 

[OzFab]

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Yeah. Exactly. As you probably saw in my restomod thread (veering further off-topic), my rears are fried. Instead of simple replacements, I dreamed up a nicer solution and put out a want ad. He responded, and now I'm chasing HIM. Go figure.

So, I got a freshly painted chassis and engine, that's indefinitely stuck on the sawhorses.

 

[machinist@large]

No pressure. No problem... LOL

I forgot to mention, it's actually 2 batches of 16 parts; the only thing they have in common is they are both 4140 Cr (chrome moly) and they have only ONE feature in common; a 1.6250 +.0000/-.0005 hole in the center. Each different batch has 2 additional holes with the same size tolerance, but of unique sizes. Oh, and all holes have to have a 16 Ra finish.

We have cricket bats, cricket stumps, rakes, etc but, there's never one to be found when you need it... (Murphy's law)

Murphy was the God Father of the insurance industry; "Everything is going to fail!!! Buy your policy now!!!

You walk into a room and just stand there looking around and thinking to yourself
"What did i come in here for"

WHO ARE YOU, AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY HEAD!!!!!

(Is he within the range of my shotgun? Do I have to try and hunt him down????????? Is this all the amunition I have?!?!?!!!!)

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Murphy was the God Father of the insurance industry; "Everything is going to fail!!! Buy your policy now!!!

...And keep Chris employed! How ironic- I thrive on your misfortune...

 

[OzFab]

That's the same with the panel beating industry; if not for the insurance industry, we'd have nothing to do but, without them we'd get paid a lot more

Anyhoo,

 

[Poboy kartman]

How about this one? You have some piece of crap you've been holding on to for decades. You finally decide, enough is enough, I'm never going to use this, so you throw it away. The next day you need one.