Just finished my 500th fence post set in concrete

I was cleaning out the truck and found my old job log from when I started. It hit me that I just set post number 500 last week on a ranch property outside of Bozeman. Back when I began, I was mixing bags by hand and it felt like it took forever to get to 50. Now with a good mixer and a solid crew, the pace is totally different. Anyone else have a number that snuck up on them and made you think about how the work has changed?

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jade36mo ago

Crazy how the tools change but the work stays the same.

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lilyanderson6mo ago

It's because the work is about people, not the tools... The goal is always to connect or fix something for a human. A hammer or a software update is just the thing in your hand at the time. We keep making better levers, but we're still trying to move the same old rock.

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johnh825mo ago

My grandpa's old wood shop and my 3D printer both just make things people ask for.

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