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LuckyCharms

(19,219 posts) Mon Dec 2, 2024, 10:21 AM Dec 2

If I had a nickel for everytime I've heard this, I'd be rich.

It's either the below statement or a derivative of it when you make a mistake when working on someone else's home:

"No problem. You can't see it from my house".

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If I had a nickel for everytime I've heard this, I'd be rich. (Original Post) LuckyCharms Dec 2 OP

"Who would know" Historic NY Dec 2 #1

Yep. "If you don't take the time to do it right... LuckyCharms Dec 2 #5

"it won't show from the road" is the way i heard it rampartd Dec 2 #2

You're already rich True Dough Dec 2 #3

. LuckyCharms Dec 2 #4

That may be one thing that is positive about where I grew up. OldBaldy1701E Dec 2 #6

Historic NY

(38,081 posts)

1. "Who would know"

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 10:43 AM

Dec 2

I would.

LuckyCharms

(19,219 posts)

5. Yep. "If you don't take the time to do it right...

Reply to Historic NY (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 06:29 PM

Dec 2

you'll have to make the time to do it over".

rampartd

(944 posts)

2. "it won't show from the road" is the way i heard it

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 01:02 PM

Dec 2

i prefer this one

"anything worth doing is worth doing right" rampart sr

True Dough

(20,979 posts)

3. You're already rich

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 03:41 PM

Dec 2

in love and adulation from your fellow DUers.

LuckyCharms

(19,219 posts)

4. .

Reply to True Dough (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 06:22 PM

Dec 2

OldBaldy1701E

(6,657 posts)

6. That may be one thing that is positive about where I grew up.

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 08:06 PM

Dec 2

Everyone knew everyone else. Therefore, metaphorically speaking, you could see it from your house. Because if you screwed someone over with crappy work, you were seldom hired to do anything else.

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