Finally had a pour go perfect last Thursday - not a single sawcut crack

Been doing concrete for about 8 years now and last Thursday at a job in Arlington was one of those days where everything just clicked. We poured a 30x40 slab for a new garage, temps were perfect like 72 degrees, no wind, and the mix was spot on from the plant. Used my old wooden bull float and everything just laid out flat. No birdbaths, no edge curling. I was waiting for something to go wrong all day and it just didn't. Has anyone else had one of those days where you just feel like you can't mess up?

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gavinb971d ago

...and I'm still waiting for the other shoe to drop because that's just how it works right? I had a day like that back in 2019 on a driveway in Plano and I spent the whole week after that waiting for the phone to ring with some homeowner screaming about a crack. Of course the next three jobs after that were total disasters like bad slump or a sudden rainstorm so the universe definitely balances things out. Honestly I think those perfect days are just the concrete gods messing with us so we keep coming back for more.

lucasschmidt1d ago

Man I felt that in my bones. Had a day two summers ago where everything was perfect, the mix was beautiful, the grade was spot on, even the homeowner brought us cold Gatorades. I was walking on air the whole drive home thinking I finally cracked the code. Then next morning I get a call about a random hairline running through the middle of the slab, no explanation, no reason, just a big old crack laughing at me. The job after that we had a pump truck break down mid pour and the concrete started going off in the chute. The concrete gods are definitely real and they definitely keep score.

nancy8171d ago

Oh man, I swear I read something once about this whole "perfect day curse" thing. Some old timer was saying it's like the universe gives you one flawless pour just to remind you what you're missing the rest of the time. I've had a few of those myself, where everything lines up and you just know it's gonna bite you later. The waiting is the worst part, just sitting there wondering when the other shoe is gonna drop and wreck your week. Honestly I think you're onto something with the concrete gods idea, they definitely have a twisted sense of humor.