Well I have some fake grass coming tomorrow that I more or less measured for with a tape measure so I'm hoping to not experience this!
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In my world, the day before the grass arrived I would suddenly discover that I needed to do another 3 days of work preparing the ground. Then I'd be stuck with rolls of it sat in the living room for a month!
I just had a wing it moment this afternoon...
I took my drone to go capture some footage of the flying Scotsman. It took ages leaving the station and I was on 10% as it crossed the bridge. Well I made no calculations at all and took a gamble.
Long story short I ended up climbing a large tree not much later.
When I used to fly the quadcopter, I often considered whether a very long piece of string tied to the feet would make my life easier.