He said yes.

So today he mixed seventeen 30 Kg bags of concrete mix two at a time in a wheelbarrow with a mortar hoe by himself.

We set this foundation slab for a wheelchair lift I bought used and am working on installing for my father.

I think the teachers at his Catholic high school will be ok with this absence.

    • MapleEngineer@lemmy.caOPMEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      Thanks. It’s the first time I’ve done concrete in about 20 years and the first time I’ve done a slab.

  • BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works
    1·
    1 year ago

    please excuse MapleEngineer Jr’s absence yesterday. He had come down with a concrete illness but is much better now, although his arms and shoulders may be sore for a few days

    It’s good to teach the kids manual labor. We do the same thing, although I don’t think that we have had truancy as a result… Yet anyway.

    • MapleEngineer@lemmy.caOPMEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      He’s a very good student and his teachers like him. I made sure that he wasn’t missing anything important. I think it’s a good thing to get some experience with difficult jobs with your father.