I just hit 500 fence posts set in one week and my back is not happy about it

We had this huge job in Springfield for a new subdivision, and my crew boss, Dave, kept pushing us to beat the record. I mean, I didn't even realize we were that close until he handed me a cold one and said 'congrats on the half-grand'. It was all chain link with those heavy steel posts, so every single one felt like a workout. Has anyone else ever hit a number that made you stop and go 'oh wow, that's a lot of digging'?

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river9521mo ago

Chain link with steel posts... that's just brutal.

pat_rivera3mo ago

Damn, 500 in a week is wild. How many people were on your crew for that push?

ross.tara3mo ago

Honestly the "crew" was just me and three pots of coffee.

the_sam3mo ago

My buddy Mike once laid 800 feet of drainage pipe in a single day. He said the math hit him later when he was just staring at his hands. He didn't pick up a shovel for a week after that.