05/29/2026
“Pretty level” and “level” are not the same thing.
Today Jason and I were working on an RV pedestal installation, and that lesson came up.
At first glance, something can look straight.
Look good.
Feel close enough.
But close enough and correct are two different things.
A level doesn’t care about opinions.
It doesn’t care how hard you worked.
It doesn’t care how badly you want it to be right.
It either is or it isn’t.
That lesson applies to a lot more than electrical work.
Character is like that.
Responsibility is like that.
Integrity is like that.
The standards that matter most in life cannot be negotiated simply because they are inconvenient.
I was proud watching Jason slow down, check his work, make adjustments, and get it right.
Not because we were installing an RV pedestal.
Because learning to take pride in doing things correctly will serve him long after this project is forgotten.
That’s a lesson worth passing on.