miles_young59•1d agoRising Star

That Tuesday the power washer blew a seal and sprayed mud all over my neighbor's car

I was out in the driveway last Tuesday trying to clean the moss off my back patio slabs before the wife's family came over Saturday. Got the old electric power washer going and about 15 minutes in I heard this loud pop and suddenly a jet of muddy water is hitting everything but the concrete. It shot straight sideways and painted my neighbor's 2012 Honda Civic in brown sludge. He came out and just stood there with his arms crossed not saying anything for like 20 seconds. I spent the next 3 hours hand scrubbing his car with dish soap and a sponge while my patio stayed dirty. The power washer is dead and I ended up borrowing my brother-in-law's gas one for the weekend. Has anyone else had a tool die at the worst possible moment and cause a whole chain of extra work?

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taylor.hayden1d ago

That's the part that gets me though - why do they always pick the exact moment when you're already stretched thin? Like your drill could have died any time in those months it was grinding, but it waited until you had a half-finished shelf and no backup plan. Makes you wonder if tools somehow know when you're most vulnerable and just decide that's their moment to quit.

felix_black1d ago

Tools ALWAYS seem to know the exact moment to give up, like they're waiting for an audience. It's like the universe enjoys piling on just when you're already behind.

murphy.abby1d ago

Tools don't have a sense of timing though... they just break when the stress hits a certain point. Like, my drill finally gave out last week right when I was finishing up a shelf, but it'd been making that grinding sound for months and I kept ignoring it. The universe probably isn't out to get you, it's more that the stuff we own is just as worn down as we are by the time things get hectic.