Unfortunately, this is not the case with a bipolar brain. Especially the engineering bipolar brain.
The proposed project. To cover the roof.
The ManChild's thought process:
"I've been trying to decide how to remove the unused smoke stack in the roof...
it looks like one has to destroy the connection to do it... so I am going to
let you look at it before I do anything on it."
The response... I thought you were just going to cover the roof?!!
Nobody said anything about removing the unused smoke stack.
If you have to destroy it to remove it, then don't do it.
Just cover the roof!
DUH!!!