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Post by mauserman on Feb 7, 2009 21:38:06 GMT -5
1. Kids. They are mesmerized by the bowl and love to have you honk the horn.
2. Ladies in sports cars with sun roofs or convertible tops.
3. Pump truck jobs where the pump truck is a Putzmeister. Their hoppers are lower than a Schwing's and they pump so much quieter.
4. Small pours out in the country in autumn - you get to see the leaves change and watch the turkeys and deer cross the road.
5. A flash flood on a Friday afternoon following a sixty hour week.
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Post by gant on Feb 8, 2009 0:01:24 GMT -5
I love the people I work with, they are the greatest bunch of guys and everyone has a good time and has a great sense of humor..
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Post by Crazy Mudder Trucker on Feb 8, 2009 2:54:58 GMT -5
I love getting paid every friday! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by BillyCement on Feb 8, 2009 8:15:14 GMT -5
Believe it or not, I enjoy delivering in places like Jersey City. Yeah, traffic is terrible but there's always something to see. There's always some oddball walking around for my entertainment. Having lunch in the garage is another thing I enjoy. There's usually some ball-busting going on that's good for a laugh.
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Post by LEAD DOG on Feb 8, 2009 11:04:21 GMT -5
WAITING IN LINE TO LOAD FIRST ROUNDS & LOOKING IN MY MIRROR TO SEE A LOOOONG LINE OF TRUCKS BEHIND ME  . CUZ I REMEMBER A TIME WHEN THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME  . BIKER BABES WHO FLASH ME WITHOUT ME ASKING ;D MY BUDDIES MY FAVORITE WATERIN' HOLE WHERE WE ALL MEET AT THE END OF THE DAY (ball bustin' time) ;D STRING BIKINI BABES ON THE BACK OF CROUTCH ROCKETS  .WARM, SUNNY DAYS & PUTTIN' A SHINE ON MY MIXER... .
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Post by gant on Feb 8, 2009 14:14:40 GMT -5
I'm rather fond of the stay at home soccer moms hanging their laundry up in the bikinis on a nice summer day..they are the talk of the day on the radio
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Post by Mort on Feb 8, 2009 14:30:45 GMT -5
Believe it or not, I enjoy delivering in places like Jersey City. Yeah, traffic is terrible but there's always something to see. There's always some oddball walking around for my entertainment. And some people at work don't understand why I would prefer to drive in Seattle rather than go someplace easy and local. Aside from the extra seat time and higher pay, there's just so much to look at. Some other parts I enjoy: - That small job that goes just right. Ones you show up to and think, oh no, this is going to be a disaster, but everybody is in a good mood, they bust ass and get done, and I have a good legal spot to clean up. - As aforementioned, going by a group of kids and blowing the horn. And teenage girls in Jettas. Like I always say, its not illegal to look at crack, its only illegal to smoke it. - Being complimented by a senior driver on how clean you keep their truck. I'm not looking for atta boys, but its nice that they recognize that you're trying to do a good job. - Taking the long way back to the plant after a late-afternoon pour. Gives me time to plan my takeover of the world. |
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Post by LEAD DOG on Feb 8, 2009 20:45:23 GMT -5
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Post by mixedupdiesel on Feb 9, 2009 10:32:08 GMT -5
x2 on the putzmeister pumps. Schwings are like BLOOM swwwwwshhht BLOOM swwwwshhht. Or if the pumper is in a hurry blmswshtblmswshtblmswsht. Schwings can pump seriously fast I swear, 4 strokes and that hopper is empty and one stroke away from sending bits of concrete into orbit! Boom going all over the place wobbling up and down, side to side jerking the hose-man all over the place.
Putzmeisters on the other hand? .boo-shwack. .swwshht. .boo-shwack. swwshht. Boom nice and stable.
I'll never forget last summer, was out on this job in the middle of this massive field where they had the 60 or so meter Coastal carolina pump out, (I think it's a putz)and I could tell a storm was a brewing. I saw a lightning bolt in the distance and I blew the horn on the pump and the pumper looked at me, and I pointed at the sky and made a quick motion towards the ground wiggling my arm as I went, he gave me the thumbs up but kept pumping, I didn't know that he understood, so right about that time, lightning struck less than 1000ft away from the boom, pretty much a FLASH..BOOM, and that pump revved up so high I thought the motor would blow, and the boom went to the ground so fast, with the pumper making long strides away from the pump, and the finishers were going too, so I got in my truck and didn't touch anything metal until the storm passed.
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Post by Mort on Feb 9, 2009 12:52:48 GMT -5
- Taking the long way back to the plant after a late-afternoon pour. Gives me time to plan my takeover of the world.  YOU KIN TELL US .[/quote]  Not for a while, but I do quote it quite often. |
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Post by LEAD DOG on Feb 9, 2009 21:36:50 GMT -5
....................................YES ........................................
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Post by Yard Bird on Feb 9, 2009 23:16:51 GMT -5
The time I delivered a 10 yd load in june to landscaping company that made decorative rock. All of the landscapers were women 22-30 all with bikini tops, it took 3 hours and I got 3 phone numbers ;D ;D ;D ;D,
Working a day when all your jobs are pumps
Never having to ask for a raise, they just come automatically
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Post by LEAD DOG on Oct 27, 2009 23:23:06 GMT -5
YUP....I MUST AGREE...PAYDAY
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Post by savagesam on Dec 17, 2009 10:43:09 GMT -5
My favorite part, getting out of the truck and having the chute man compliment your driving. That's my favorite part is when you know you made your customer happy. A close second would be the comaraderie (sp?) among your fellow drivers. Tied for second would be training drivers.
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Post by slumptydumpty on Feb 20, 2010 23:16:34 GMT -5
pump jobs, seeing a mixer pull in the gate while on wash & hold......
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. CUZ I REMEMBER A TIME WHEN THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME 
. BIKER BABES WHO FLASH ME WITHOUT ME ASKING ;D MY BUDDIES 
.WARM, SUNNY DAYS & PUTTIN' A SHINE ON MY MIXER...
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YOU KIN TELL US 
