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That Monday last spring where the pump truck broke down and we had to wheelbarrow 12 yards of mix
I was dead set on never going back to hand-buggying after we got a pump, but watching the crew rally and get that slab poured before the sun set made me realize there's something to be said for the old way when the equipment fails.
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maxl938d ago
Shanec61, you keep calling the pump a crutch like I was leaning on it wrong, but I see it differently. The pump is a tool for speed and safety, and watching a crew dig deep with wheelbarrows doesn't mean the machine was a bad choice, it means people are the real backstop. Tessaperry hit it when she talked about keeping that mindset alive, because the day after I still ordered the pump, but I also reminded the guys that if it breaks, we don't panic, we just grab a shovel and get it done.
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...and that's exactly what I'm getting at. Was it the crew stepping up that saved the day, or was it more about you realizing the pump truck was actually a crutch you'd been leaning on too hard? Sounds like you got a good crew there, but I gotta ask - after that day, did you go back to ordering the pump on every job, or did you start thinking twice about it? Because I've seen too many guys who'd rather sit and wait for a fix than grab a shovel and make it happen.
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tessaperry8d ago
Respect what you're saying about the pump becoming a crutch though. There's definitely a difference between having a backup plan and just assuming the machine will always save you. Maybe it's good to keep that hand-buggy mindset alive even when the pump shows up, just in case.
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