I had enough of starving in Florida and went back in the Army to finish out my 20, but I talked to some of my fellow operators in Florida, and the ones that are not on unemployment are getting 20 or less hours a week, so I was wondering where in the US is busy, who is still getting hours? The war business is still thriveing, I am getting ready to head over on my 3rd tour to the sand box....fun fun!

keep your head down,good luck.

No complaints here in California.

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Good luck you PUMPER, stay safe, and keep us safe, bless you

the hole reson it is slow is cuz of the outher ppl are cutin price's u got a guy in tampa is doin flat work for 185.....come on now u no he aint makein much outta nuttin but the co is goin strong but no one is gitin a gov grant to build cuz there aint no more money for nuttin cuz of the war im pretty sure jeff can see what im sayin but i dont no much of this biz iv been doin this for o most 3 years but been a round it for 20 years so i no some things ya lurn some thing new every day but theres no luck any where besize colorodo

  PumpKid_88

You should spend some time getting an education. It will help you your entire life.

there seems to be plenty work in the dfw area,several companies to choose from

Bob,

That is the funiest thing i have ever seen you type. I am still laughing

The funny thing is... I am serious!

We are slow, some more than others. Pumpkid-88 is 19 years old. To me that gives him the time and the opportunity to get a leg-up on everybody else. If I could do it all over again..... (wish - wish) I would probably go for more education and not the USMC route. I know that what "woudda/couldda" been better for me is not for everyone. I also see the world changing and see a larger place for a better educated operator. I was basically sticking my nose where it didn't belong. I know I do that, but just can't help myself. I was giving what I honestly thought was good advice; not slamming PumpKid-88.

And it isn't all bad... it got a smile out of you!  ;~)

I had PumpKid88 work with me for a while when I was still pumping, he is one of the hardest working young men I ever met, dont judge him by his spelling, I wish I could have had more sucess as a pump owner because PumpKid has the makeings to be a Top Operator some day, his father tought me most of what I know about operating a Long Boom, the Galls are good people.

About 15 years ago I was seriously injured. It changed my life.

Up until that time I was always happiest either operating a pump or turning wrenches or training young, want to-be operators. I was as happy as that clam you always hear about. 1/10^th of a second later I could no longer do two out of the three things that made me happy and fed my wife and myself. Life is what happens while you are working on your plan. Thru no fault of my own- I had received a decent education and could communicate well enough to continue to earn a living. Over the last 15 or so years I have come to realize that if I had a better education, I could have made more money. When I was making my money by running or repairing a pump that was not an issue.

What would have been my lot in life if I was disabled at the age of… say 26? You know, trip and fall down the stairs and have no one to blame, have no one to sue. Just, have a nice day, too bad, see-ya.

When that happens to a young man, he has a problem. He does not have many years of experience to fall back on. When you couple that with a basic, high school education; it is a recipe for a hard, and many times, unfulfilling life.

The concrete pumping business has treated me well, and I am thankful.

It is an honorable way to earn a good living. I just counted on always being able to operate at 100%. Take an old man’s word for it; it may not work out just like you planned. ;~)

all set back it dont matter bob i didint take it the rong way just shouldint judge the book by the cover b4 ya read it i just didint think i needed a ed for pumping concrete but all set back o well