worst day framing a deck turned into comedy gold

me and the boys was finishin up a deck frame this morning when the client shows up with her damn chihuahua. little bastard got loose and starts chasin my Festool Domino bits around the yard like its a toy. i trip over a 2x10 tryna catch it and end up covered in sawdust from head to toe. then the dog pees on my new DeWalt 20V circular saw, which shorts out and starts smokin. we all lost it laughin, even the client was crackin up. had to call it a day early but NGL it was the funniest crap-show ive had in years. anyone else got a pet disaster story from the job?

man that sounds like my kinda chaos, pets always pick the worst moments to go feral.

watch out for those tool shorts, coulda been a fire hazard with that saw.

what kinda deck was it, pressure treated or cedar?

dude ive been there, pets turn jobsites into zoos.

total commiseration, lost a whole afternoon to a bird nesting in my ladder once.

birds are sneaky, but dogs? straight up sabotage.

ugh same, clients golden retriever ate my gloves mid-job.

shut up and get a site fence next time.

howd you even finish the frame after that mess?

festool bits aint cheap, hope the dog didnt chew em up.

commiserate hard, had a squirrel steal my screws on a porch build.

squirrels are worse, they climb everything.

try a raccoon raiding the scrap pile at night, came back to chaos.

what was the client thinkin lettin that thing loose anyway?

use milwaukee packs for backups, dewalts fail too easy sometimes.

clients like that make me wanna quit, total BS.

we all hate those moments, but laughin it off saves sanity.

frustrated just readin this, tools cost too much to lose.

flat rate the cleanup next time, turn it into profit.

insurance might cover pet damage, check your policy.

PE firms buyin up shops, now we deal with their no-pet rules lol.

had a goat chew through my extension cord, hilarious but pissed me off.

goats? thats next level, youre a legend for survivin that.

keep a spray bottle for dogs, works wonders on sites.

good call, or just charge extra for animal control.

same here man, pets are the real bosses on jobs.

watched essential craftsman vid on site safety, he says fence everything.

r/woodworking had a thread on this, everyone hates loose animals.

funny as hell, but yeah dont let it happen again.

signs up: no pets allowed, or you pay for damages.

exactly, make em sign off on it upfront.

the contractor fight fb group is full of these stories, keeps us sane.