What Stpid Thing Have You Done Today?

[CoasterMatt]

I crossed the streams.

[Betty]

Originally Posted by CoasterMatt

I crossed the streams.

Are you speaking of streams of water or are we taking full on ghostbuster style?

Today I totally screwed up scheduling a couple that came to the showroom several times and then just found out that I quoted them 2 weeks shorter then I should have.

Is it better to make several mistakes with one person or one mistake each with several people?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Earlier this week I had my oil changed. They showed me my air filter, which clearly needed replacing (I think it's been 40000 miles or so). "Thanks, I can replace it myself."

I forgot to account for the fact that I'm an ass.

To be a little fair to myself, the Mazda 3's engine is a wonder of Japanese ingenuity. It's a lot of engine in not a lot of space. Meaning everything is positioned precisely, like a game of engine Tetris. Add to that the fact that, partially for aesthetic reasons and partially for air intake reasons, every component is covered with molded plastic cowling. So to get to the air filter - unclip the battery cover, unscrew the panel holding down the battery duct cover, unclip 4 clips holding the air filter cover down, unclip a couple of wiring harnesses, lift filter cover (which doesn't fully detach without significantly more unfastening).

I did most of that, and was able remove the old filter. I then tried to install the new filter. To no avail. I simply couldn't lift the cover far enough out of the way to slide the new one in.

Feeling like an ass, I did some checking to make sure that driving to the nearest auto shop without an air filter wouldn't destroy my engine (the verdict being probably not...but possibly) and walked up to the window. "This is going to sound stupid...because it is."

Now, the nice mechanic (who didn't charge me for this) did find a couple more attachment points that afforded another couple of inches of leeway in lifting the cover out of the way. But the biggest factor...I was trying to put the filter in upside down. I may or may not have been able to get it in right side up without releasing those last couple of bits and getting those extra inches, but most likely I would have.

I'm an ass.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I'm an ass.

No you are not. This is how you learn.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I forgot to account for the fact that I'm an ass.

I think that as you adapt to your new life style you will find a number of similar situations where it's better to just let the pro deal with it and leave you more time for things like showing junior how to throw a hanging curve. You'ed be amazed how few peewee league batters can hit a hanging curve.

[blueerica]

Reading the headlines on my iGoogle page and seeing "Toyoda says 'deeply sorry for accidents", I pipe up to my cube farm "HAHAHAHAAA Reuters doesn't know how to spell 'Toyota'!!! HAHAHAA!!"

I won the Dork Award for the day.

[Chernabog]

Originally Posted by blueerica

I won the Dork Award for the day.

Awwwwwww that was cute!!!

[Gn2Dlnd]

Originally Posted by blueerica

Reading the headlines on my iGoogle page and seeing "Toyoda says 'deeply sorry for accidents", I pipe up to my cube farm "HAHAHAHAAA Reuters doesn't know how to spell 'Toyota'!!! HAHAHAA!!"

I won the Dork Award for the day.

Toyodork.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by blueerica

Reading the headlines on my iGoogle page and seeing "Toyoda says 'deeply sorry for accidents", I pipe up to my cube farm "HAHAHAHAAA Reuters doesn't know how to spell 'Toyota'!!! HAHAHAA!!"

I won the Dork Award for the day.

I'm not sure if you think you were the dork of the year because you caught an error or because you realized that Reuters did not misspell. The Chairman's name is spelled that way: Akio Toyoda

[Gemini Cricket]

Toy Yoda!