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Guess I was the only one not using a flashlight to check for floor rot
Thirty-seven trips into this abandoned school in Detroit before I saw another explorer shine a light on the corner of a classroom floor and realized I'd been walking straight over these sagging planks for months, anyone else have that moment where you feel dumb for skipping basic safety gear?
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susan_wells3d ago
The first time I actually tapped a floor with a hammer in that school, the whole corner collapsed in on itself, so I get it. It makes me think about how we skip the boring safety checks in everything, like checking expiration dates or testing smoke detectors until something bad happens. We just assume things are solid until they aren't, and then we're left kicking ourselves for not doing the simple thing.
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karenw903d ago
@susan_wells you're right, it's like we all get lazy until something breaks or goes bad. I notice it with car maintenance too, people skip oil changes until the engine starts knocking. It's just human nature to put off the boring stuff until we're forced to deal with it.
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