# Things You Wish Someone Had Told You

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-wish-someone-had-told-you/938911>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 28, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-wish-someone-had-told-you/938911 "2021-03-28T17:03:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-wish-someone-had-told-you/938911/1 "2021-03-28T17:03:39Z")

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When working with tiny, easy to drop plumbing pieces over the sink, put the drain plug in before you start. 🤦‍♂️

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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-wish-someone-had-told-you/938911/2 "2021-03-28T17:33:27Z")

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When drilling a hole in a wall, crease a Post-It note and stick it to the wall under the drill hole. It will catch the wall dust.

mmm

[![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/kVsMZ23.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/kVsMZ23)

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-wish-someone-had-told-you/938911/3 "2021-03-29T00:15:38Z")

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Same concept, but I stick an envelope underneath. Your way is cheaper and easier.

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**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-wish-someone-had-told-you/938911/4 "2021-03-29T02:07:32Z")

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I’m not sure if I’ve been a serious jerk IRL all my life or if it’s just been something more recent. I wish my so-called “friends” had told me 40 years ago.

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**Author:** ![48Willys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/db5fbb/32.png) [@48Willys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/48Willys)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-wish-someone-had-told-you/938911/5 "2021-03-29T22:55:13Z")

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IME, most jerks are fairly proud of being jerks. So if you are unsure about it, you probably were not a jerk.