January 30, 2017. Madison, GA. That Paint Doesn't Match

Brian and I were asked to build a wall in the Accounting Office, so the head accountant could have a separate office with some privacy. We finished framing, sheet rocking and mudding the wall, made provision for a widow and door, created matching baseboards from wood harvested on the property, stained and polyurethaned the door, jamb, window frame, moldings and woodwork. Today we took a sample of the paint in the rest of the office and had paint matched at the hardware store up the road.
Unfortunately, after we had painted the new wall, we realized that the new paint didn't match the old paint. That shouldn't have been a major problem, except that by tying the new wall to the old, we had to mud around corners and the new paint on the old walls stood out too much. What should have been the routine painting of a wall, has now become a more involved painting of four old walls plus both sides of the new wall. And, of course, the old walls have furniture butted up against them and multiple attachments and decorations which will need to be moved and repositioned when we finish the painting. A "simple" job has become a more involved job. But why should we be surprised?
Most tasks we undertake come with a plan, a timetable and a set of skills and talents needed to reach a satisfactory conclusion. But there are always endless things which can, and often do, interfere with our plans, timetable and abilities. It's estimated that there are more than 10 million colors visible to the human eye and with the endless number of humans and the way each perceives, there are an estimated 18 decillion (18 with 33 zeroes) color-possibilities. Am I surprised that the paint didn't match?
I guess we should consider ourselves fortunate that we can get this job finished and not have to repaint the halls and other offices on both floors of the building. As, I've often said the cow never stays milked, and so we keep on milking. And as Yogi Berra said, and I've quoted before........."it ain't over 'til it's over". And, it ain't over yet.

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