I have always said that working with concrete is 100% bullwork.
Consider:
It begins with earthmoving and ends with pouring concrete weighing in at
4,050-ish pounds per yard.
Desiree
and I spent part of yesterday setting up to pour a concrete pad outside the
lower-level entry to our cabin. After clearing out the vegetation in the
allotted spot, we constructed forms and staked them solidly into the ground.
The pour will require something near ¾ yard (3,037 pounds) of concrete, which
we plan to mix ourselves in a borrowed portable mixer. Desiree has never done
this sort of job, but I assured her we will be working our proverbial asses
off.
I
will say, up to this point, Desiree has deeply impressed me with her good
old-fashioned savvy and work ethic when it comes to construction projects. She
jumped right in on setting the forms and even made a couple of thoughtful
suggestions along the way.
In a
week or two, we will go for the "pour," four letters not being nearly
enough to describe the grinding labor involved.
—Mitchell
Hegman
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