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I finally got why my grandma always said 'measure twice, cut once' after ruining a $40 board
Last weekend I was building a simple shelf for my laundry room, nothing fancy. I measured the wall, marked the board, and cut it without double checking. Turns out I was off by half an inch because I read the tape upside down in bad light. That $40 oak board is now firewood. My grandma used to say that line every time I helped her with her quilting frames, and I always rolled my eyes. Now I get it, it is not about the cutting. It is about respecting the time and money you already put in. Has anyone else learned a dumb saying the hard way after ignoring it for years?
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ivan_schmidt22d ago
Yep, been there! I did the same thing with a piece of trim last month and it cost me a whole afternoon. The old sayings stick around because they are TRUE, and we just have to learn it the hard way.
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