Yeah, it’s embarrassing after years of learning and solid experience and even teaching others how to do it. Mad at myself for being dumb about it for time’s sake, which is usually the first step down the slippery slope toward an incident. Looking back, I was totally distracted on this job because the homeowner was hovering for most of it. My solution was to push through and get out ASAP. If I had paused, I could have been honest with myself about my headspace and corrected, but I just trudged on…
That's a really interesting point. I still don't know how to politely get rid of the hovering homeowner.
Ehhhh....not all live and some never learn.
Sometimes you have to be firm, not polite. If they won’t go, tell them it’s dangerous, and make them go. Better they get a little miffed than a lot dead.
That’s good. Thing is though, what’s dangerous? In my opinion, pretty much everything we do is dangerous, so we chase everyone away. “Excuse me sir, but that is not a good place to stand because you could be (squished/hit/run over). Could you please go stand over there, by that red mailbox? You will be safer there.”
So true!
I have a motto that I live by..."Fatigue makes idiots out of all of house."
That is an excellent example of self analysis.. That's crucial for safety. I've seen guys act way too casual when something goes wrong... "Oops.. well that fence won't be hard to fix".... they blow off their mistakes until they make a big one...
