Fool's Mission, ever been on one? The other day, my husband went on one.

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A fool's mission is when you go to do something that basically is either impossible or ridiculous. This Elderly Couple asked my Husband if he could help them drill into some brick so that they could hang something in their basement. He asked them, "Is this masonry (masonary, spelling?) brick?" Thsy said it was. He asked them if they had bits for that, they said they did. He brought different kinds of drills with him. The bits fit one of his drills. He drilled and drilled and drilled. He didn't get anywhere. The Couple had hired a construction contractor to come look at a room they were going to redo upstairs. They all (the couple and my husband) said something about this brick wall to the guy. He asked the couple if there had been a fireplace in the basement. They thought back and they think they had someone take one out of the basement when they first moved in decades ago. So the Contractor and my Husband both said, "Fire brick," at the same time. That apparently takes diamond bits. So have you been on a fool's mission lately? Ever? It doesn't mean you're a fool, it's just an expression. There are other expressions for it. Maybe you can think of some. Have you ever tried to do something that it ended up you just couldn't do it? Was something or everything stacked against you? What was it?