Had the worst Tuesday of my career last week

I was running a 150-ton crawler at a solar farm job outside Austin. Everything went smooth until 2 PM when a gust caught a 40-foot panel we were lifting and it swung right into a trailer. Broke the glass on three panels and bent a support beam. The site foreman just stood there and said 'well that's a thousand bucks in damages.' The whole rest of the week felt off after that one mistake. Has anyone else had a single moment ruin their whole week?

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lewis.troy2mo ago

Be glad it wasn't worse sounds like you got off cheap.

the_fiona2mo ago

Oh sure, "got off cheap" like I should be grateful my insurance only went up forty bucks a month after that fender bender. Real helpful, Lewis. Next time I'll make sure to roll the car so I can really appreciate the value of a "cheap" outcome. And here I was thinking the point was that getting rear-ended at a stoplight isn't exactly a bargain no matter how you slice it. But please, tell me more about how I should be counting my blessings while I'm still paying off the deductible.

kelly_west741mo ago

Hold up, did you just tell someone to be glad their insurance went up forty bucks a month from a fender bender? That's basically saying a slow leak in your tire is a blessing because at least it didn't blow out on the highway. I can't wrap my head around how that's supposed to make anyone feel better about their wallet getting lighter for no good reason.