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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shanec612d agoMost Upvoted

...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.