Wheel building adventures part n.
Lunch time take old spoke into LBS. I'd like 32 like that, but stainless double butted. Bloke measures spoke and counts out 32. I pay.
Get home this evening and start lacing wheel. By the time I get to the leading spokes, something is not right and things don't fit. Pull, twist, swear and still the spokes don't reach. Check lacing, nope not that.
Measure new spoke against old one. 2mm shorter. Bum.