I was cleaning a flue in a 1920s bungalow and the homeowner asked why I never checked the smoke shelf.

I had been just vacuuming the main chamber for years, but that one question sent me back to my old training manual. Has anyone else had a basic step they totally missed for a long time?

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the_seth11d ago

Yeah that's a great point, it's wild how easy it is to skip a step once it becomes routine lol.

jesseb2011d ago

Totally, that "skip a step" thing is real. I started putting a physical checklist next to my work area for tasks I do on autopilot. It sounds dumb, but having to look at the list and check off each point forces my brain to slow down and actually do the full process. I still mess up sometimes, but way less often. It's the only thing that's worked for me.