A bricklayer from Uzbekistan worked for me, laid down my house and at the end of the summer season went home, forgetting the package with the tool.
Why is there this instrument, two levels, a plumb line, a trowel and a tape measure.
It is clear that he is for the sake of a thousand rubles. on purpose will not come anywhere for their things. So I appropriated everything for myself. Of course, for the sake of decency I wrote him an SMS))) He replied that he would be there in the season - he would take him away! It has been taking away 2 years already!
So, a neighbor came to me (lives over the fence) with a request to borrow a tape measure for a couple of days, since he lost his somewhere. And now he makes a plywood rough floor in the house.
Without thinking twice, I went into the barn, took out a package from a dusty shelf, forgotten by my mason, and all this I gave the tied bale to him with the words "I give it as unnecessary!" he stands - gathers dust, and I use mine tool.
Two hours later, a lathery, furious Lyosha (neighbor) comes running in, twisted himself, saying, what kind of bald are you holding me for a fool, have I ever done something bad to you?! ... well, stuff like that ...
I look at him, smile, maybe kidding, and I don't understand - what happened)))
And he continues to cover me, rushes and pokes a roulette in my eyes: "Look at the pig you've put on me!"
Friends, I know this bike since childhood, that someone somewhere riveted a measuring tape due to wear and tear, and again someone somewhere got caught on this. But for sure I never expected that I would meet and see this cheat with my own eyes!
Those. actually measuring 10 cm, the tape measure shows division by 20 cm, and accordingly measuring any distance - we get it less by 10 cm.
The situation happened as follows: a neighbor has two floors. He makes the floor on the second floor. All plywood is stored on the 1st floor, which is logical, since it is inconvenient to cut it at the top, and you stumble over the installed sex lags.
On the same first floor, he used "my" tape for cutting, measuring the distances directly on the plywood.
But he still found his own and took measurements with it on the second floor.
As a result, having cut five sheets of plywood, he locked them on the upper floor and began to join them. Each sheet is 10 cm. sawed off less! How so? At first he did not understand, and then he was surprised to find that "my" roulette was riveted and starts not from 0 cm, but from the 10 cm mark.))) (Photo above)
In fact, the neighbor used two different scales "for convenience" - that's why this jamb got out!
I still have a question for my bricklayer, how did he lay down the house for me using this curved measuring tool?! )))
Of course, I immediately began to remember what jambs could be in my house, because I also used this tape measure after laying. I ran it, pierced the lengths with a laser rangefinder - so far everything is smooth ...
But, wait and see! )))
Of course it was thrown out, the issue price is 100 rubles. After Lyokha left - they laughed heartily!
I recommend everyone to check other people's tools! )))
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