Frame alignment on an old truck took me a whole weekend

Got this classic truck in with a bent frame from a minor crash. Figured it would be a day job, but every pull seemed to make it worse. By Saturday night, I was still tweaking measurements and feeling frustrated. Ended up calling a buddy for a fresh set of eyes on Sunday. We got it done, but man, time just flew by in the wrong way. How do you deal with jobs that drag on way longer than planned?

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evan_burns957mo ago

Yeah that's the worst when you think it's simple and then every fix just creates a new problem. I've learned to just walk away for a bit when I hit that wall, even if it's just for a coffee. Getting another person to look at it is always the move, fresh eyes catch the dumb stuff you're blind to by hour eight. For the real time-suck jobs now, I just double my time guess right from the start so I'm not mad at myself.

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torres.mary7mo ago

I read about the rubber duck method once.

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chen.casey7mo ago

Eight hours? You sat there for eight straight hours staring at the same bug? That's a whole work day! I'd be seeing code in my sleep after that. I get stubborn too, but my brain turns to mush after like, three. At that point you're just making it worse, you gotta tap out.

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