We all make mistakes.

@TheHorse (238325)

Walnut Creek, California

February 25, 2020 7:07pm CST

I think I may be the best in the Bay Area at restoring vintage loudspeakers and vintage amplifier cases.This isn't hubris (think Achilles). I've talked to "customers," and I seem to be the go-to guy in this area. But even the best make mistakes now and again. While working on this Fisher cabinet, I glued down some veneer, and let some glue drip into the gap where the metal screen goes. I hoped for the best and used my $10 pocket knife to remove the glue. It worked. So now I'm putting Orange Oil on the cabinet and hoping it will look good. The owner "overpaid" me, and I can sense that he has high standards. My goal is to achieve/reach those standards. Can you think of a time when you make a "mistake" but were able to recover from said mistake?

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@wolfgirl569 (135819)

• Marion, Ohio

26 Feb 20

Just recently I grabbed the sugar when I wanted the flour. Started to pour it. Got it all scooped out then made gravy with the flour

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@wolfgirl569 (135819)

• Marion, Ohio

26 Feb 20

@TheHorse No I got it all out. Hope you find your oil.

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@TheHorse (238325)

• Walnut Creek, California

26 Feb 20

Was there a hint of sweetness in what you made? Tonight I "lost" my Orange oil and had to se another oil as I wan finishing up the cabinet I'm working on I have NO idea where the Orange Oil went.

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@BarBaraPrz (51831)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

26 Feb 20

@TheHorse It might be keeping company with my stapler -- still haven't found it.

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@Alexandoy (65302)

• Cainta, Philippines

26 Feb 20

You are lucky that the mistake can be corrected. When I was a computer programmer, mistakes would give me a headache so I was very careful when writing the program.

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@Alexandoy (65302)

• Cainta, Philippines

26 Feb 20

@TheHorse sometimes I write the codes in 2 days and solving the mistake takes 3 days.

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@TheHorse (238325)

• Walnut Creek, California

26 Feb 20

I assume that little mistakes in the middle of a program can lead to a lot of work further down the chain.

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@TheHorse (238325)

• Walnut Creek, California

27 Feb 20

@Alexandoy Understood. Do you ever stoop so low a to utter an "oath"? I have been known to do so.

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@rsa101 (40987)

• Philippines

26 Feb 20

It's okay making mistakes every now and then. Just do not do it quite often though. If you keep making the same mistakes then there is something wrong with you if that happens.

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@TheHorse (238325)

• Walnut Creek, California

26 Feb 20

Well, I can think of certain mistakes I've made repeatedly, but I don't want to discuss it. Heh.

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@rsa101 (40987)

• Philippines

27 Feb 20

@TheHorse Of course no need to let it know. But seriously, mistakes do happen in many of us and take that as an opportunity to learn from it so that you would not commit the same mistake again.

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@TheHorse (238325)

• Walnut Creek, California

27 Feb 20

@rsa101 That's my goal. Always learn from my mistakes. And don't "ruminate" over them.

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@LadyDuck (502573)

• Italy

26 Feb 20

Some great recipes were born to recover from a mistake. I am sure it happened to me.

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@LadyDuck (502573)

• Italy

26 Feb 20

@TheHorse Garlic apple is not something that sound appealing. The famous French "tarte tatin" was born from a mistake of two cooks. Same the chocolate ganache, a young baker who dropped hot dairy cream in a bowl full of dark chocolate.

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@TheHorse (238325)

• Walnut Creek, California

27 Feb 20

@LadyDuck Heh. I'll have to look that one up. Garlic ice cream is made in Gilroy. I have not tried it.

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@TheHorse (238325)

• Walnut Creek, California

26 Feb 20

We should start a MyLot cook book. We can even include back stories, like how you and Maluse consider my brilliant pasta with garlic, olive oil, and grated Parmesan to be simply a vulgar version of something that's existed for centuries. I accidentelly garlic apple the other morning. You can guess how it happened.

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@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Feb 20

It's always good if you're able to fix a mistake. I gather there are other vintage amplifier/speaker restorers in the area?

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@TheHorse (238325)

• Walnut Creek, California

26 Feb 20

I actually don't know if there are or not.

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@TheHorse (238325)

• Walnut Creek, California

26 Feb 20

I won a Stroganoff cook off in Hilger Montana many years ago. Of course, I was the only entrant and also the judge.

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@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Feb 20

@TheHorse That's interesting. Not sure how it's relevant but it's interesting.

@porwest (112876)

• United States

26 Feb 20

Yes. Multiple times. Glad you were able to figure out a workaround.

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@TheHorse (238325)

• Walnut Creek, California

26 Feb 20

Yeah, the glue I use dries kind of bendable, not crunchy.

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@porwest (112876)

• United States

28 Feb 20

@TheHorse Flexible glue. Who knew?

@BarBaraPrz (51831)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

26 Feb 20

Oh, I'm always making little mistakes when cross-stitching but I can usually undo them before things get too far out of hand.

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@TheHorse (238325)

• Walnut Creek, California

26 Feb 20

Heh. I'm a hunt and peck typist. Sometimes I hit caps lock when I mean to hit "a" and don't notice it for several words. I wind up reDING SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS. Grr.

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@snowy22315 (209006)

• United States

26 Feb 20

Probably but not spring readily to mind. Congrats on being the "speaker guy."

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@TheHorse (238325)

• Walnut Creek, California

27 Feb 20

Most recently, I lost my wood filler. I just bought it. It is nowhere to be found. I may have to start throwing old stuff out and get more organized here.

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@marguicha (230350)

• Chile

26 Feb 20

E are always making mistakes. I think that we would be abnormal if we did not recover from them.

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@TheHorse (238325)

• Walnut Creek, California

26 Feb 20

I suppose I try to make mistakes that can be repaired.

@rakski (156506)

• Philippines

26 Feb 20

yes, but I cannot remember. There are too many, lol

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@TheHorse (238325)

• Walnut Creek, California

26 Feb 20

Same here.

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@RasmaSandra (98033)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

26 Feb 20

I don't recall any such times but I know there have been and I have always been glad when I could correct my mistake.

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@TheHorse (238325)

• Walnut Creek, California

26 Feb 20

I am glad I was able to fix this mistake. At no point was I "seriously" worried.

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@LindaOHio (222534)

• United States

26 Feb 20

Not recently. You are an expert at what you do.

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@TheHorse (238325)

• Walnut Creek, California

26 Feb 20

Yes, I've gotten really good at this restoration thing.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

26 Feb 20

I once went to work on a Saturday, thinking it was Friday!

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@TheHorse (238325)

• Walnut Creek, California

27 Feb 20

Heh. I've almost done that one too.

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@DocAndersen (54399)

• United States

26 Feb 20

what day is it, Wednesday? Yesterday I made the mistake of driving into Downtown DC. I knew the best way to go and ignored my GPS saying bad traffic ahead. i lost an hour. Got there, barely on time, but it was annoying!

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@TheHorse (238325)

• Walnut Creek, California

26 Feb 20

I don't use a GPS, but I do check traffic patterns on MapQuest.

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@DocAndersen (54399)

• United States

26 Feb 20

@TheHorse mapquest is a good tool, have you ever tried Inrix?

@yanzalong (19091)

• Indonesia

26 Feb 20

I did make mistakes but cannot remember when it was.

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@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

26 Feb 20

That's wonderful you're the go-to guy in the Bay area for restoring vintage loudspeakers and amplifiers. It's good when mistakes turn into victories. I'm quite sure I've made many mistakes.