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Mort Senior Member I Added The Allowable And That's It Posts: 563	Check This Out Feb 12, 2009 22:05:11 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mort on Feb 12, 2009 22:05:11 GMT -5 I wrote this on a DIY forum. See if I missed anything. www.diychatroom.com/f98/how-keep-your-concrete-mixer-driver-happy-38146/
	Sure, sign a waiver and I'll drive over anything.

Mixer Driver 69 Senior Member "... and then his wheelbarrow fell over..." Posts: 361	Check This Out Feb 12, 2009 23:12:25 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mixer Driver 69 on Feb 12, 2009 23:12:25 GMT -5 NICE Mort. ;D
	You want me to put my truck where?

Mort Senior Member I Added The Allowable And That's It Posts: 563	Check This Out Feb 13, 2009 13:14:55 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mort on Feb 13, 2009 13:14:55 GMT -5 Yeah, did you notice the independent contractor that made sure I knew he was king of his particular hill? I just love those guys.
	Sure, sign a waiver and I'll drive over anything.

Mixer Driver 69 Senior Member "... and then his wheelbarrow fell over..." Posts: 361	Check This Out Feb 13, 2009 13:22:33 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mixer Driver 69 on Feb 13, 2009 13:22:33 GMT -5 "The driver keeps me happy or they loose the account." Suuuure, dude.
	You want me to put my truck where?

Mort Senior Member I Added The Allowable And That's It Posts: 563	Check This Out Feb 13, 2009 16:23:52 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mort on Feb 13, 2009 16:23:52 GMT -5 Didn't we have a conversation on here about the small time guys that think they are king s***, or was that at my work? The big contractors don't usually act like that.
	Sure, sign a waiver and I'll drive over anything.

BillyCement Senior Member The Dude Abides... Posts: 783	Check This Out Feb 13, 2009 16:57:12 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by BillyCement on Feb 13, 2009 16:57:12 GMT -5 There's a lot of good common (and not-so-common) sense there, Mort. Good job!
	Quarter of a yard. You have a quarter of a yard left.

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Check This Out Feb 13, 2009 17:47:56 GMT -5

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Post by gant on Feb 13, 2009 17:47:56 GMT -5

I love those kind of guys.. and like mort said There are a million small contractors out there.. and only a handful of concrete companys.. Hell there is only 2 concrete companies other than us in my county and we have almost all the work

Crazy Mudder Trucker Senior Member Wet Mud Posts: 307	Check This Out Feb 14, 2009 1:05:59 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Crazy Mudder Trucker on Feb 14, 2009 1:05:59 GMT -5 really good Mort right on the money!
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cfconcrete Senior Member Posts: 286	Check This Out Feb 14, 2009 12:29:10 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cfconcrete on Feb 14, 2009 12:29:10 GMT -5 Feb 13, 2009 13:22:33 GMT -5 Mixer Driver 69 said: "The driver keeps me happy or they loose the account." Suuuure, dude. My favorinte kind of GC. Mr Joe Cool at his finest. A@@hole

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Feb 14, 2009 12:29:10 GMT -5 cfconcrete said:

Feb 13, 2009 13:22:33 GMT -5 Mixer Driver 69 said:

"The driver keeps me happy or they loose the account."

Suuuure, dude.

My favorinte kind of GC.
Mr Joe Cool at his finest.
A@@hole

Right. They're the type who walk around in LL Bean "work" clothes and never get their hands dirty.

Quarter of a yard. You have a quarter of a yard left.

Mixer Driver 69 Senior Member "... and then his wheelbarrow fell over..." Posts: 361	Check This Out Feb 14, 2009 15:40:10 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mixer Driver 69 on Feb 14, 2009 15:40:10 GMT -5 I was on a job site last week and the GC was walking around busting balls on his finishers. Thing was that the finishers weren't at all giving it back. The GC was trying to fit in. It was really funny.
	You want me to put my truck where?

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Feb 14, 2009 15:40:10 GMT -5 Mixer Driver 69 said:

I was on a job site last week and the GC was walking around busting balls on his finishers. Thing was that the finishers weren't at all giving it back. The GC was trying to fit in. It was really funny.

You see guys like that and right off the bat you know thats the MF'er who's in the trailer acting like he's doing work. Then just comes out to act like he's Mr. Big f**k!ing sh!t. I pity dudes like that. It just goes how small they are.

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