Measure twice, cut once

Painting the lounge ceiling today, I was shocked to discover that I didn't have enough paint to complete the job. A second trip to homebase calls. I should have remembered the important lesson learned when, at 16, I spent 6 months with the pit top brickies at the local coal mine. Measure twice, cut once, they said. Ah, but it was a long time ago, no wonder I forgot!

Cerb, The tin should have read, get more of me,
Cos it does exactly what is written on the tin,
Best Wishes.

Cerb, The tin should have read, get more of me,
Cos it does exactly what is written on the tin,
Best Wishes.

Scrummy, the chart I consulted at homebase when estimating the volume of paint req'd was wrong. On top of which, they sell paint in tins of 2.5ltr when it turns out I needed 3ltr. Obviously they wanted to me to buy 2 tins when I only needed 1. It wasn't my fault, it was their's

You could have bought 1 5litre tin.