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Remembering the old way we used to set posts before concrete trucks were common
When I started out in the 90s, we mixed all our concrete for post holes by hand in a wheelbarrow. I can still feel the ache in my arms from a day of setting twenty cedar posts on a farm near Bellingham. We switched to ordering the small load trucks around 2005 because the boss got tired of losing half a day just to mixing. It's faster now, but I do miss the quiet rhythm of that work before the truck shows up. Anyone else make that switch and find they still do a small job by hand sometimes just for the feel of it?
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emma968d ago
Ever try a hand mix just for old times' sake?
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sarahpark8d ago
Oh, I hear you. That quiet rhythm was something special. I did exactly what @emma96 mentioned just last fall, mixing a bag for a single gate post. The feel of the shovel in the gravel and the smell of the wet mix took me right back. There's a real satisfaction in it that the truck just can't match.
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hannah_wells8d ago
Sarahpark is clearly chasing that zen concrete high. Can't blame her, the truck mix just feels like cheating. Some jobs still need that personal touch.
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