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submitted 2 days ago by Tikiporch@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Maybe something you learned the hard way, or something you found out right before making a huge mistake.

E.g., for audiophiles: don't buy subwoofers from speaker companies, and don't buy speakers from subwoofer companies.

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[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Me, "Measures 50 times and it still doesn't fit just right" "WTF!!!??"

[–] gloktawasright@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Lol. Been there for sure.

[–] evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The worst is building something perfectly square, and then realizing the space you need to put it into is very not square.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

This is why I hired someone to do my bathroom shower remodel. My house is old and has no 90 degree angles left lol. I call it the "Dr Suess House"

[–] evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

Putting up shelves, you have to decide if you want them to be level, parallel to the floor, or parallel to the ceiling, and those are all different.