Projects that take longer then you thought

[Shadowman]

I decided to put in a new headlight unit because the lens on the old one had cracks and turned yellow with age. It took 30 minutes to take apart and then cold weather returned and I put off putting it back together for several days. By then I kept saying, "Hmm, I wonder where this goes?" And with going into the house to warm up a couple of times it took about 3 hours to put back together. And now I have a bright shiny new light on one side and a drab dull looking one on the other. And as you can see the garage needs new siding also. Darn thing only had four little bolts but I had to take out about 40 clips and screws to get to that area.

[Lifesighs]

The one thing I have discovered after I turned 55 was that everything takes twice as long as my estimate in my head. In years past I could do things quickly. I don't know what happened to that ability.

[ProblemAgain]

that goes hand in hand with "that sounded way better in my head than when i said it out loud"

[Kim]

Any time i decide to get rid of sime books, i KNOW is gonna take a good part of the day. It SHOULD take about an hour but when i pick up a book, thr trouble is, i OPEN it...and start to read....!!

[frenchy]

they have stuff that cleans them lenses shadow .. takes a few minutes but it cleans em up well enough .. might be cheaper too as well as less time consumin ..its worth a look .. ask for it at your auto parts store next time you get the urge to take somethin apart..

[frenchy]

i used gorilla glue on my headlight .. it puffs up and looks a little  bit weird if you look real close but if you ain't lookin all that hard you'd never notice it .. course i had to drill a tiny weep hole in the bottom to let all the water out that was in there and couldn't get out again cause the cracks were on the top..  

[Shadowman]

Yes, there was about 10 ounces of water in there and of course in a freezing climate it would make the cracks worse whenever the water froze solid.  I trying cleaning with a homemade recipe I found on line of equal parts rubbing alcohol and vinegar. I also tested a small spot with scouring powder. Alas I think the discoloration in mine seemed to go through the lense. The commercial boughten product for that was more than half the price of a headlight unit. I waited through Winter then figuring I would probably hit a deer or turkey anyway. Now I probably will.

[blithe spirit]

I quit doing anything with my car except to drive it and put gas in it...When I bought the car I have now, I turned the maintenance over to the dealership. They have been great. I love the car, I love the car guys. I have taught several of their children and they look out for Ms F.

As a teacher, I'm pretty good with timing out projects. There are times though I get side tracked. Right now I  have been in the process of redoing my lanai. I got all the fern pulled out and got the floor and the walls pressure washed and then I stopped. What has happened is all these things started popping up out of the ground...lots of amaryills...some crotons and a couple of ti plants...so my plans have changed.Not sure what to add to the collection now. I have to get my camera from school and I'll share some pics...anybody a gardener?

[ProblemAgain]

so have you named your rooms yet?  like the chef paul kitchen...the sean connery bedroom...the carmen miranda veranda?

[frenchy]

yup .. a little bit of duct tape and some wd 40 and you can fix most anything in a pinch 

[ProblemAgain]

that duck tape makes pinching lots easier...if you duck tape them first, you don't get slapped near as often...i'm not sure about that there wd-40...unless it comes in chicken flavor