I thought fixing a client's broken payment plugin would take an hour, but it took three whole days because of a weird server setting.

What's the most time you've lost on a problem that seemed simple at first?

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Man, that reminds me of the time my car's check engine light came on. Figured it was a loose gas cap, but it turned out to be some weird sensor buried deep in the engine bay. Spent a whole weekend on it, just for a tiny, expensive part.

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hall.charles6d ago

Ugh, that's the worst. Which sensor was it? I had a similar thing with the camshaft position sensor on my old truck. It was tucked right behind the engine block, took forever to get a wrench on it.