![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
A few months ago when I got new strings for my punk electric guitar, I asked for specific brand. They didn't have that brand but sold me a set that was "equivalent". I was in a bit of a hurry so I accepted the strings and went on my way.
So yesterday I start restringing the guitar and half way through, I somehow lost the B string. I counted all the strings, I had them on the bench, and it was just missing. Gone on walk-about. Playing hide and seek. After wasting half an hour searching I finally threw up my hands, and drove the the local music store.
It was only then - in the store - that I realized the strings I had were for an acoustic guitar. Arrrrgggghhhhh. I bought strings for an electric guitar and a string winder because doing it by hand is a pain in the ass.
Got home, and was just about to tear open the package when I looked at it more closely. "Warm, Mellow Sound" the package said.
WRONG! Punk guitar needs bright strings!
Back to the music store with the strings and my slip. I really read the packages and got the correct style of guitar strings. The store clerk checked my original slip - and it was incorrect! The "warm" string never got scanned! We only paid for the winder! So an updated slip was printed I paid for my strings and I left feeling the Universe was Trying To Tell Me Something.
PAY ATTENTION TO DETAILS!
The steroids I'm taking for my scalp condition is making me jittery so I've been pretty wound up lately. It's not a great excuse, though. I just need to move a little more deliberately, watch closely and take my time with things.
Even though I want to do Everything Right Now!
*jitters*
Interesting side note: the customer before me made a cool New Age type connection with the person at the register. Healing and stuff. I smiled at them showed my silver tree of life necklace and we all went 'Oooo!" at the Universe being all serendipity.
So yesterday I start restringing the guitar and half way through, I somehow lost the B string. I counted all the strings, I had them on the bench, and it was just missing. Gone on walk-about. Playing hide and seek. After wasting half an hour searching I finally threw up my hands, and drove the the local music store.
It was only then - in the store - that I realized the strings I had were for an acoustic guitar. Arrrrgggghhhhh. I bought strings for an electric guitar and a string winder because doing it by hand is a pain in the ass.
Got home, and was just about to tear open the package when I looked at it more closely. "Warm, Mellow Sound" the package said.
WRONG! Punk guitar needs bright strings!
Back to the music store with the strings and my slip. I really read the packages and got the correct style of guitar strings. The store clerk checked my original slip - and it was incorrect! The "warm" string never got scanned! We only paid for the winder! So an updated slip was printed I paid for my strings and I left feeling the Universe was Trying To Tell Me Something.
PAY ATTENTION TO DETAILS!
The steroids I'm taking for my scalp condition is making me jittery so I've been pretty wound up lately. It's not a great excuse, though. I just need to move a little more deliberately, watch closely and take my time with things.
Even though I want to do Everything Right Now!
*jitters*
Interesting side note: the customer before me made a cool New Age type connection with the person at the register. Healing and stuff. I smiled at them showed my silver tree of life necklace and we all went 'Oooo!" at the Universe being all serendipity.
