Had a week last February where everything went wrong on three separate installs

I was working on a fence job in Puyallup and the ground was frozen solid. My post hole digger broke on the second hole, so I had to drive 40 minutes to Renton for a replacement. Then the next day the concrete truck showed up 3 hours late and the driver said "not my problem" when I complained. By Friday I had to redo a whole 60 foot section because the homeowner decided she wanted the fence 6 inches taller. Has anyone else had a week where you just should have stayed home?

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alexlewis1d ago

Been there. Frozen ground is a nightmare, that's when you find out if your equipment is actually built for it or just looks tough in the catalog. Three hours late and the driver shrugs it off? Sounds like the concrete company's dispatch was picking up their kid from school that day. Customer changing the height after 60 feet of work is just the cherry on top of the disaster sundae.

richardfox1d ago

Did you call the dispatcher out on it right then?