Just realized how fast a bad concrete mix can ruin a whole fence line

Last Tuesday in Henderson, we were setting posts for a 200-foot vinyl job. The concrete truck showed up late, and the mix looked a bit too wet, but the driver said it was fine. We poured six posts before I noticed the first one starting to lean, like, 15 minutes after setting. The mix had zero grab. We had to pull every single wet post back out with the skid steer, hose them off, and wait for a whole new truck the next morning. Lost a full day's pay and ate the cost for the bad load. Now I watch that slump like a hawk the second it pours. Anyone else gotten burned by a rushed concrete delivery?

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rileynelson7d ago

Seen this same rush job energy everywhere lately. My new phone charger broke in a week cause the plastic felt cheap. Fast food orders are wrong half the time now. It's like everyone's just trying to get to the next task without doing the one in front of them right. That wet concrete is just the physical version of hitting 'send' without proofreading.

barbara_baker577d ago

Eh, it's annoying but not the end of the world. Stuff has always broken and orders have always been wrong sometimes.

bennett.riley3d ago

My buddy bought a new coffee maker last month. The carafe shattered the first time he washed it because the glass was way too thin. He called the company and they just sent another cheap one that'll probably break too.