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Had a week where everything that could go wrong did go wrong in Phoenix

Last month I had one of those weeks in Phoenix where I should have just stayed home. Monday I showed up to a new install and the panel was dead out of the box. Had to drive 45 minutes back to the shop for a replacement. Tuesday I was running a wire through an attic and stepped through a ceiling sheetrock in a customer's hallway. That was an awkward conversation and an extra $200 out of my pocket for the repair. Wednesday I got to a service call and the customer said the system was beeping, but they didn't know why. Turned out the backup battery was from 2016 and had swollen up like a balloon. Thursday I had three cancellations in a row because people forgot they had appointments. By Friday I was so worn out I accidentally left my drill on a roof and had to go back for it. Has anyone else had a stretch of bad luck like that where you just question your career choices?
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caseym48
caseym481d agoMost Upvoted
Man I had a week like that back in May. Dropped my phone in a客户的 toilet and then locked my keys in the car.
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hart.mark
hart.mark1d ago
2016 battery swelling up" would be more like 2019 or 2020 for that kinda damage.
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wrenh65
wrenh651d ago
The swelling in my 2016 Pixel started around late 2019 and it was pretty bad... never expected that kind of damage from a phone that old, @hart.mark.
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