I have firmly established my level of idiocy. Based on my most recent work on the Versetta Stone siding for the sunroom, I am a ‘third-level’ idiot.
Let’s revisit yesterday so I can
explain.
Yesterday, I attempted to cut a
single stone panel that will accommodate a switch, a thermostat, and (on the opposite
end of the panel) the curve of the sunroom glazing. In all, six different cuts are required to produce
the required shape from a single Versetta Stone panel.
On my first attempt, I miscut the
vertical cut for the switch. On the
second attempt, my horizontal cut for the thermostat carried too deep. On my third attempt, I mismarked a different
cut. By the time I finished with all of
this, I had added three panels to my Versetta Stone ‘bone pile.”
After pitching the third miscut
panel into the bone pile, I twiddled my thumbs and mentally assessed. How stupid am I? Am I willing to try a fourth panel on the
same day?
Nope.
I held firm at three wasted panels. After cleaning up my mess, I quietly got to
work on paying a few bills.
Later this morning—on a fresh
day--I will try a fourth panel.
Miscut Stone
My Bone Pile
—Mitchell Hegman
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