I returned to a jobsite after a couple of days off last week and asked out loud to a room full of subs “Hey guys, I think I left my framing square around here last week. Has any body seen it?”
Response:
“What did it look like?”
What are some of the dumb questions you have been asked lately?
From building boxes and fitting face frames to installing doors and drawers, these techniques could be used for lots of cabinet projects.
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How much does it cost............
to trim out a house I know not where and with what trim, beats me..............
usual number of doors and windows.............
Some crown...............
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"Can you put the Internet on my computer?"
Dumb questions
Working with an individual on a job that was taking measurments with a ruler, "How many of these black things make a inch?"
You brought back memories.
Working on a record store, they gave me one of their clerks (a college grad in Music) as a helper. He had to count the eighths past the number and then give me the total measurment. I gave up trying to train him in the proper method, but did explain if when faced with a fraction beyond half, he might try subtractioin from the further number.
Dumb Question
I wasn't asked this, but heard it on TV and thought it was hilarious. A woman was told: "Quick, call 911!" She replied: "Ok, what's the number?"
The dumbest question I can think of that I was recently asked was:
"You're not logging on to Breaktime again, are you?"
There are no dumb questions, only dumb questioners.