That parrot, Mango, was just doing his job protecting the house from foreign objects. You were leaving sticky tape everywhere in his territory. The real problem was your work setup, not the bird. You should have secured your materials better or asked the owner to put him in another room. Adding two hours is on you for not adapting to the work environment.

Been there, done that. But honestly, is forgetting a plug even a real problem? It takes two seconds to fix. People act like it's some huge failure. The real issue is when you waste hours because you're convinced it's something complicated. That's the actual time killer, not a simple unplugged cable.

My old shop teacher always said to check the square three times before the first cut. I'll spend twenty minutes setting up stops and angles, then rush the final sanding and ruin the piece. What @nancybailey mentioned about flush clinches is key for that clean look, but you have to prep the surface perfectly first. A single piece of grit under your sanding block can leave scratches you only see after the finish goes on. That's why those little details make you want to toss the whole project sometimes.

Yeah, that's everywhere. You see it with lug nuts after a tire rotation if you don't recheck them in a week, or even a new deck where the wood shrinks and all the screws need another pass. It's like anything under tension finds a tiny bit of give once it settles. Skipping that second check just assumes everything is perfectly rigid, which nothing ever is. Ten minutes to be sure beats the time and cost of fixing the problem later.

Maybe for basic use, but try pushing an overclocked chip hard and that tiny gap becomes a huge thermal wall.