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Originally Posted by RKDinOKC
30 minutes takes all day? Sounds like you are forgetting to include beer consumption in your estimates.
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I would never forget the beer consumption algorithm.
Male optimism does not affect just me. When the flooring folks cam and put in the new wood floors in the front entrance and hall they were 1/2 a day longer than they estimated it would take. Same for the kitchen counters and the tile jobs in the bathrooms and the new carpeting. All of those were done over a period of many years.
She saw the phenomenon at work back when she had a job.
No doubt plumbing jobs are the worst. Any simple "10 minute fix" can turn into a complete gut and start over.