https://archive.rustgeek.me/tags/epic-fails/ Recent content in Epic-Fails on A Geek's Life Hugo en Tue, 10 Jan 2017 20:14:15 +0000 https://archive.rustgeek.me/2017/01/10/09-epic-fail/ Tue, 10 Jan 2017 20:14:15 +0000 https://archive.rustgeek.me/2017/01/10/09-epic-fail/ <p><img loading="lazy" src="https://archive.rustgeek.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/71fe1-5774a-16agzhkb844vs6offgxd4-a.jpeg">Uneven shelf — BUT functional</p> <p>The plan — if stopping at the B&amp;M across town and picking up two wall mounted shelves and a spirit level with no inkling of what to do with either counts as one — was to spend the evening measuring, marking, drilling and putting up two shelves. The objective was to provide storage for books, a journal and my phone in a location accessible from my bed. I was certain it would be an absolute doodle, given my decent score in woodwork in my secondary school days, and my machine shop expertise during my undergrad.</p>