What if... ?

I do lots of what if scenarios in my life for business and pleasure.
In the last 4 years, appliance manufacturers have promoted a flush look where expensive refrigerators (for example) are seamlessly integrated with the adjacent cabinetry.
Some models can fit a specific opening and work perfectly, others... require clearance spacers.
Last year, I did a large, but basic kitchen. Nothing fancy. The refrigerator specified only showed the size required by the cabinet maker and nothing more. The only photo in their brochure had the stainless steel door in-front (proud) of the cabinetry.
When it came time for the homeowner to have the appliances installed, I got the emergency call... the refrigerator doesn't fit.
After several back-and-forth messages with specifications and photos I was able to convince the homeowner that his $3,000 built-in refrigerator wasn't going to be flush inset like the $7,000 model. We did have to add some hidden fillers so they could anchor the appliance to the cabinets. It's in and done.

What if this happens again?
I must call it to the clients attention BEFORE the order gets placed. I don't want any surprises at the end.

Another what if is a similar situation with double oven cabinets. The industry changed and all the appliance showrooms are showing the flush look.
The manufacturers we use don't have a catalog item for a flush oven. It requires special engineering and quotes from custom pricing, often raising the cost for a flush oven by a few thousand.
What if went into overtime and I'm now making 3 smaller boxes with different depths that replace the one large oven cabinet. I'm able to achieve the flush look without jacking up the price!

A few statements were made that the house I'm selling would be more attractive if ALL my personal belongings were removed. What if I hired some help, rented a truck, rented a storage unit and moved my junque there... a friend said "Don't bother. Sell what you can, donate/give away what you can and throw away the rest" The point being, I don't need to pay rent on things I'm trying to get rid of!

Time is my enemy. I sorted through a box of papers and nearly everything got tossed... Oh, there's my birth certificate! Good thing I went through the box and not toss it like I was told. I'm thinking to hire my granddaughter to run the paper shredder. I'll quickly go through boxes of things and she can shred what I don't need to keep.

Obviously, I need to do more what iffing on the house cleanup.

On a funny note, I see that the majority of bloggers at CS are Republican and do anything in their power to undermine a blog with a different political opinion.
What if all those 'other opinion' bloggers took a break from blogging and commenting on other blogs. What a concept... 100% one sided... it would be like preaching to the choir, maybe like the Star Trek episode of Landru...