I'm colorblind, as in I don't see colors. It's not been too much of a problem for me, but it sure drives other people nuts. Besides, I've had my whole lifetime to get used to it. Nevertheless, I still run into amusing situations.

As a deck builder, I work a lot with the new composite decking materials that come in various colors. I get around that problem by simply showing the customer the choices and they pick out the color. But occasionally I'll receive material at the jobsite that has mixed colors in it, and I'll just go ahead and lay it in with the rest of the material. It all looks the same to me, but sometimes the customers don't like it.

Probably my greatest frustration is the almost guarenteed question I get when I explain to people that I don't see colors: "Really! What color is this shirt I'm wearing?" (well duh!)

I'm wondering if other people out there have similiar stories? CHEERS, Bob(deckman)Nelson