I hate cars...

IronGiant

I confessed because it's a useful lesson, as in, when approaching a job on a car assume nothing

wiz

He repeats this to himself hourly

IronGiant

What's the meaning of the phrase 'To err is human'?
A proverb expressing the idea that forgiveness is a worthy response to human failings.

What's the origin of the phrase 'To err is human'?
The proverbial phrase 'To err is human' is often heard in its fuller form 'To err is human; to forgive, divine.'. This makes sense of the notion that the originator, the English poet Alexander Pope, was trying to convey. In the poem An Essay on Criticism, Part II , 1711. Pope explains that, while anyone can make a mistake, we should aspire to do as God does, that is, show mercy and forgive sinners:

                                                                                                                                                Ah ne'er so dire a Thirst of Glory boast,
Nor in the Critick let the Man be lost!
Good-Nature and Good-Sense must ever join;
To err is Humane; to Forgive, Divine.

Note that Pope's original wording uses the word 'humane' rather than, as it is now usually spelled, 'human'. This wasn't a spelling mistake, nor have we misunderstood the poet's meaning, just that 'humane' was the accepted spelling of 'human' in the early 18th century.

IronGiant

gibbo52

Surprised no one worked out you'd forgotten you'd taken the fuse out

To come back and admit it well how many other threads don't have an ending.

IronGiant

The worst part was realising the 15A fuse in position 17 was probably pissing itself laughing at me because it knew it wasn't supposed to be there...

mij

I know just how you feel, I once tried to start my car in the dark with freezing rain falling after fitting new points and condenser....About 45 minutes later I spotted the rotor arm sitting on the air filter cover

zeppelino

To think we respected you, man....

wiz

Did we?
Oh!