Like everything, the more you do something the better and faster you get. Usually, about the time I get to the point I'm reasonably competent at something, I'm finished with it and have lost the skill the next time I need to use it. House wiring, bathroom tile, drywall, etc.
In the car mechanic world they have approximate times it takes to complete a job to make sure one of the guys in the shop isn't spending 4 hours replacing a battery. Most of the time I'm not close to the sorts of repair speed records the shop guys need to meet to be considered a competent mechanic. I normally have something stuck, broken off, one part missing and I've lost my wrench I just laid down next to me. Many times there's an odd fastener or so sitting there too, or worse something critical that requires taking things apart again and putting that piece where it belongs.
So what jobs have you done where people say, "It's easy and only took me and hour" and you manage to spend the entire afternoon and evening to get it done? Before posting online that it was easy and only took you an hour.
I'm starting my lift that includes a 1" Body lift, 1" motor lift, front and rear adjustable trackbars, springs, shocks, etc. I'm going try an remember to break each down and see how long that 30 min, one hour, 1/2 day job took me. I tend to be detail oriented and try to slow down to think ahead so I always budget twice the time required and never start a project after 2 pm on a Sunday unless it's an emergency.
My guess is I get all the bolts out except the last one and blow the whole time budget on that. Like the great where the hell did I drop that bolt in the engine bay fiasco that involved an hour or two, a flashlight, and a magnetic retrieval tool.
In the car mechanic world they have approximate times it takes to complete a job to make sure one of the guys in the shop isn't spending 4 hours replacing a battery. Most of the time I'm not close to the sorts of repair speed records the shop guys need to meet to be considered a competent mechanic. I normally have something stuck, broken off, one part missing and I've lost my wrench I just laid down next to me. Many times there's an odd fastener or so sitting there too, or worse something critical that requires taking things apart again and putting that piece where it belongs.
So what jobs have you done where people say, "It's easy and only took me and hour" and you manage to spend the entire afternoon and evening to get it done? Before posting online that it was easy and only took you an hour.
I'm starting my lift that includes a 1" Body lift, 1" motor lift, front and rear adjustable trackbars, springs, shocks, etc. I'm going try an remember to break each down and see how long that 30 min, one hour, 1/2 day job took me. I tend to be detail oriented and try to slow down to think ahead so I always budget twice the time required and never start a project after 2 pm on a Sunday unless it's an emergency.
My guess is I get all the bolts out except the last one and blow the whole time budget on that. Like the great where the hell did I drop that bolt in the engine bay fiasco that involved an hour or two, a flashlight, and a magnetic retrieval tool.
