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c/diy-home-projects•mark436mark436•1d agoTop Commenter

Tripped over my own extension cord and took out a half-done drywall patch

I was in my garage last weekend trying to mud a seam near the ceiling, about 10 feet up on a ladder. Got too cocky and didn't route the cord behind me, so when I climbed down I yanked the whole thing and sent the bucket of compound flying. Ended up spending 45 minutes scraping mud off my tool bench and the floor before I could even start over. Has anyone else had a DIY fail that set them back way more time than the actual job took?
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amy_anderson
Ain't it funny how trying to save time ends up costing way more though?
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spencer782
And yeah @amy_anderson, the quick fix always needs a backup plan that costs triple.
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