Why I now mix mortar by hand for small jobs

Always used a mixer for everything. Thought hand mixing was too slow. Did a repair last month where power was out. Hand mixing gave me better control over the consistency. Now I do it for patches and fixes.

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the_derek1mo ago

Still feels like wasting time to me though.

kim_mitchell431mo ago

Yeah but that's the whole thing, @the_derek. It's not just about the time spent right then. It's about the feeling you're left with after. If you finish and it felt pointless, that's the real waste. Means you could have been doing literally anything else and gotten more out of it.

rowan8491mo ago

My 45-minute commute often ends with me feeling drained for no reason.