Lessons in Wasting Time

I say all this with a light heart because while frustrating, when you are with a friend, even wasted time is a good time.

Goal for the day: remove old windows, frame and install replacement windows.
Time frame: 5 hours.

First task: Go to Lowe's to acquire lumber (must rent truck because 10' boards to not fit into the 3' deep trunk of a Toyota.
Note: Forgetting your wallet in the apartment requires an additional round trip, adding 35 minutes to your "short" trip to get materials.
Sub-note: Upon second attempt, forgetting your insurance card in the apartment will result in the inability to rent truck. If you do not bring a responsible associate with you that just so happens to have an extra insurance card in their wallet, you are in trouble.

Second task: Drive to house to get additional supplies for the apartment. Done.

Third task: Deliver lumber and supplies to apartment. Done. BUT, then after unloading, realize that lumber has to be cut to size and milled on equipment at house. Reload lumber and drive back to house and unload again.

Fourth task: Return truck. By some miracle of the god of fossil fuels, the truck had more gas in it when we returned it then when we got it (at least according to their paperwork).

Fifth task: Drive back to house and mill and cut lumber for installation.

Time's up. Goal achieved? Not even close.
But at least we laughed...through the tears.