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Today I F'd Up

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I pushed the drill a little too hard from the other side. Didn’t realise the damage I’d done until I came around the other side to my wife shouting and screaming. ¯\(ツ)

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Was your wife complaining because you were running ethernet(?) cable to what appears to be the toilet?

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Listen if I can’t poop and enjoy gigabit internet, what the hell is the point of living?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

Dude doesn't even have Bluetooth urinal, smh

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

we invented wifi for this exact reason, dude. Wifi 6E can easily break 1gbps.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Ethernet cables can be run through walls. Wifi won't reach gigabit speeds if there is a brick wall between the AP and client

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Gotta have that full duplex

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

How else would you connect your smart toilet?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Don't kink shame me.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This will happen every time you use a hammer drill because that's just how they work - by hammering.

Protip: use way smaller bit first to go all the way through as a pilot hole, then use the size you need and drill from either side to stop it from blowing out like this.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I've often found you don't even need the hammer aspect, just using a mason bit will work, especially for softer materials. It'll take longer, but if it's only for the finish, it's faster than fixing a blowout like this.

Alternatively turn off the hammer for the finish, or finish the hole from this side (since you have the pilot hole). This works well on any material, for example to prevent blowouts on wood or flash on metal.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Also with older/crappier walls you may need to use one size smaller than you acutally need.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago

Nothing a little plaster and paint can’t fix, just make sure you wash that nasty ass wall first.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What’s the problem? You’ve still got the pieces, just stick it all back together.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

With some Great Stuff! 🤣

(sorry, I've just seen so much bad usage of Great Stuff).

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago

no worries, that'll buff right out. besides, just remind your wonderful SO that the right of way for UTP cable is inviolable.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Any fuckup you can walk away from is better than a fuckup that leaves you with no ability to walk away from it. Doesn’t mean the fuckup won’t cost you in some or many ways, but at least you can still walk.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What about fuck ups where your wife walks away from you? You can still walk but it won't help.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Depends on the wife, really. 😁

I kid I kid!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

A bit of boomer humour sometimes is OK.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

As they say about flying, any landing you walk away from is a good landing. Being able to reuse the plane is a bonus.