Does any else suffer from Scope creep

[Danez]

Yeah can relate...took my 205 gti off the road back in 2017 to fix a rust hole in the boot.....it's been off the road ever since and I'm planning on stripping it to the bare shell for a full resto

 

[dobbslc]

I always wanted to build a café racer and found a very expensive aftermarket fully adjustable rear shock off a CBR600 that I thought would be great for it, this was before I even bought the doner bike
I then bought the bike but needed to make things so a lathe / milling machine were obtained then a tig welder then a mig welder then a hydraulic press then a massive compressor then a selection of metal shaping tools and many many other tools.
The bike is sat under blankets now seven years untouched after moving to a house that needs a full renovation and that spawned another massive round of buying more tools related to building works, acros, kangos, cement mixers, wacker plate, Stihl saws etc.
So I've gone from a shock absorber to a house renovation that'll probably take me ten years to finish

 

[Agrismith]

 

[Beanwood]

See post #10

 

[redlig]

I always wanted to build a café racer and found a very expensive aftermarket fully adjustable rear shock off a CBR600 that I thought would be great for it, this was before I even bought the doner bike
I then bought the bike but needed to make things so a lathe / milling machine were obtained then a tig welder then a mig welder then a hydraulic press then a massive compressor then a selection of metal shaping tools and many many other tools.
The bike is sat under blankets now seven years untouched after moving to a house that needs a full renovation and that spawned another massive round of buying more tools related to building works, acros, kangos, cement mixers, wacker plate, Stihl saws etc.
So I've gone from a shock absorber to a house renovation that'll probably take me ten years to finish

Ten years to finish ! Ever the optimist . 10 lifetimes more like.

 

[jimbo84]

My greatest mission creep was converting a single socket to a double socket in the bedroom in my newly moved into house…. Just shy of 5 years later I finished the single handed (apart from a plasterer and gas engineer boiler replacement) back to brick refurb and conversion of the entire house.

After living in a building site for the duration and camping out in the back bedroom and sleeping with plaster dust in the bed it will be my one and only refurb.

 

[addjunkie]

Just do nothing, then it doesnt happen!

 

[beeRS]

Never look at a tiny spot of rust on a car and think you’ll just fix that spot alone. I do this, and it turns into a full panel at best, or a bare metal restoration at worst.

 

[Mad Mick]

Never underestimate those “5 minute jobs”.

 

[Smallfry]

Never underestimate those “5 minute jobs”.

Or when some asks, "can you just"

 

[Cobbler]

Or when some asks, "can you just"

Years ago, I had a manager whose favourite phrase was “while you’re there………” you knew you would be tied up for hours!

 

[redlig]

Never underestimate those “5 minute jobs”.

5 minutes refers to the LAST 5 minutes of any job and ignores the preceding hours /months /years.

 

[redlig]

Or when some asks, "can you just"

Last week I had a chat with the "roofers" working on next doors flat roof to see if the could JUST nip up their ladder and seal a small leak as a just job. "yea mate no problem ,cost you £50.00 " Ok so lets see how much they could wind it up to. Half an hour sucking teeth and shaking heads got it up too £3750.00
Good try jimmy, I'll let you know. Perhaps I'll ask my ex son in law who runs his own property maintenance business and is happy to do it . Full rate not "mates rates" as he is a busy bloke.

 

[Morris]

I took wifey's Pop off the road to sort out the tired engine. The chassis needed modifying to fit the new engine. Didn't like the rear suspension so out with all that and the back half of the Triumph chassis it sat on. Front suspension makes the wheels stick, I'll sort that. Looks like some areas of bodged rot (no, lots!).
Ten years later all that's left of what I started with is the body shell. Still, be good when it's done.

 

[redlig]

As for house renovation/rebuild I've been 49 years and 2 1/2 months and counting and still "not quite finished " My excuse is that if anyone criticizes I Just say WIP and leave it at that. Not proud that's just the way it is .

 

[Dozzer]

As for house renovation/rebuild I've been 49 years and 2 1/2 months and counting and still "not quite finished " My excuse is that if anyone criticizes I Just say WIP and leave it at that. Not proud that's just the way it is .

This is another fine example of my OCD kicking in,"i Just want to move the rooms about up stairs"

 

[Blobber]

This has just spurred me on to sort some stuff, whatever I need to do always needs 10 other things doing before hand

This bit of the barn where project Carlton resides has no sockets so its trailing leads everywhere

It was waiting on this bit of ply to be put up so the I can fix the conduit to it and come through the back, insulated and ply up!