Yesterday I spent 5 hours stripping a window. I could of got the window stripped and painted fully in a day. But it was not the case because of an unforeseen trap. It is from experience these traps are constant things to be aware of and factor into any task. It happens when it's necessary to do a task but there are other persons involved who may have acted in some way on the object of the task. Like throwing away a window key. So it's easy enough to go to the shops, buy paint, brushes, white spirit, gloves, sandpaper and at the very moment you decide to get all these wonderful new goodies out to begin work, that's when you find the key to the window lock has gone. Just completely missing. The next 3 hours are spent looking in every conceivable place the key might have been placed and each time you find a new place you are confronted with new disappointment. Then although you have prepared 90% of your work the one thing you need to pass Go and get away from Jail you find has evaporated as though aliens have abducted it. Yes. Aliens abducted the window key. Nostrils flare, blood pressure rises and those pesky Aliens are running about free abducting Americans, because they are nearly always American abductees and one, yes, one single window lock key. It's amazing. I mean really amazing. So I get to thinking how come there are so many abductees? Simple the bloody aliens have knicked my window lock key.
Another three hours later and three miles of walking, because I needed the exercise I have purchased one window lock key. So an entire day has been practically lost in preparation work because of Aliens.
So the problem is in making an assumption. Assuming if a window lock key is left by the window it opens and there is only one other person in the house it will not disappear. Assuming they are sensible enough to understand the key is there for a reason.
Well we all know what assume means, because when you assume you make an "ass" out of "u" and "me" (ass-u-me). Damn those pesky aliens.
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