Ouchies -- self-pity indulgence

[cdcarter]

Some days the mojo just ain't working. Yesterday morning, I turned two gorgeous cigars (one using a $5 olive wood blank) only to realize I had the bushings positioned wrong. (I'd been turning lots of screw caps, which are pretty much impossible to get wrong, and got sloppy.) Then the replacement piece of olivewood grabbed my skew (it was sharp, honest!) -- salvaged it, and the customer will never notice, but I've done better. Of course if I'd assembled the first before turning the second, at least I'd have saved one blank.

Then I turned my ankle and went sprawling across the basement, shattering the plastic bottle of car wax I was carrying and throwing it all over the place. Can't even clean my glasses now, because the water beads up on them.

Are my 50 minutes up? Thanks. I feel much better now. You take blue cross?

 

[winpooh498]

I hope you have a better day! [][]

 

[TBone]

Carl,

I hate to enjoy your misery, but it is nice to know that I'm not the only one that has days like that [8D]

 

[airrat]

Hey Carl, don't throw out that first cigar. Why not turn a custom CB for it. I did that on an aluminum cigar I was turning and did the same thing. I made a custom CB and it looks great, its in my photo album.

 

[cdcarter]

It's a pretty pen, too, but you think a guy who can't walk across the shop can turn a custom CB? []

 

[wdcav1952]

Carl,

Look to the bright side. You could play for the NY Jets........[]

 

[alamocdc]

I've had days like that, Carl. Sucks, but it always gets better.[]

 

[toolcrazy]

I had a day like that, yesterday. I was gonna play chef and make some snicker doodles. Got it all done and cooling on the stove when my daughter points out they were not very sweet. Then I realized that I forgot the sugar.

Yep we all have those days.

 

[louisbry]

Carl sorry about your "day". I've had days like that.

 

[cdcarter]

Well, came back Sunday and turned two pens -- a churchill and an el grande -- in no time flat, everything going perfectly. Go figure.

 

[pssherman]

We've all had days like that. Anyone who says they haven't are either a newbie or a liar.[][]

Paul in AR

 

[IPD_Mrs]

Originally posted by cdcarter
<br />Well, came back Sunday and turned two pens -- a churchill and an el grande -- in no time flat, everything going perfectly. Go figure.

That is because of the wax.....Everything is slick as a whistle![]

 

[byounghusband]

Some days the mojo just ain't working. Yesterday morning, I turned two gorgeous cigars (one using a $5 olive wood blank) only to realize I had the bushings positioned wrong......

Don't feel too bad. I did just that on a Pen Swap Pen awhile back.......[!]

 

[rherrell]

Originally posted by wdcav1952
<br />Carl,

Look to the bright side. You could play for the NY Jets........[]

Or the Carolina Panthers!!