Although we’ve completed 2 of 3 phases at the distribution center and we’re starting on the final phase today fully caught up and ahead of schedule, I feel as if I shouldn’t be going to see my family this weekend. I’m meeting them in Memphis, Tennessee this afternoon.
At any rate, the reason I feel as if I shouldn’t go, even though everything is well taken care of, is simply the general contractors ability to make me feel like crap through other individuals! I know, it actually sounds insane. Well, it is!
Never having done or seen an actual dock leveler before this job started, I didn’t know what to do or what to expect. Come to find out it’s actually a pretty simple process. Cut out the concrete, install the frame and pour concrete around it. Sounds simple, right? It really is.
Even though it’s a simple process for me, it seems like we just haven’t done it right. Why? Glad you asked. The first time we poured, we poured extremely dry. While not a mistake, it caused us to have to work harder after the fact by having to fill in little (and sometimes big) holes when we removed our forms. Looking back on it, I don’t think the General Contractor really saw what the concrete looked like when we took the forms off the first time. When everything was all said and done, it actually looked very good. There were just a couple of things we needed to do to make it perfect. After everything was done, the contractor said it looked good.
On our second pour, we did everything the same way with the exception of pouring the concrete a little more wet. We thought it turned out better than the first time. Lee (My guy) was told they looked worse than the first ones. In my opinion, they turned out GREAT!
The last time I went home for a couple of days, I got a call from the contractor telling me we weren’t on schedule and things weren’t getting done. I called Lee and he told me he had no idea what the guy was talking about. He even put someone else (Rick) on the phone and he told me the same thing. Nonetheless, I went home, packed up, gave everyone a kiss and drove all night just to get to the job and find out that everything was just fine! It’s an 8 hour drive!
So you can see why I have issues with leaving for the weekend. I miss my family like crazy, but I’m only going to be 4 hours away. If anything happens, I can be back pretty quick. I have confidence in Lee, so I’m not really that worried. I just hope Cybill can do without me for 48 hours while things ARE getting accomplished!