Booked a 7:00 a.m. tear-off on 42 squares, lift for 8:00, and by 8:47 the only boom in the county was “five minutes away” for the fourth time. I re-sequenced to deck repairs and moved three guys to staging to keep the critical path alive — what’s your funniest but effective save when resources and weather gang up on the schedule?
“to staging to keep the critical path alive — what’s your funniest but effective save” — I stop believing the 8:47 “five minutes away,” throw up a 2x10 + 6‑mil poly chute to the dumpster, and grab a ladder hoist so demo and loading keep moving. Double-layer the poly so nails don’t shred it; ever tried calling a tree service knuckle boom when there’s only one lift in the county?
When the ‘five minutes away’ boom turns into Bigfoot, I call our tree service buddy to park his bucket for two hours and lean on a portable ladder hoist we keep on the trailer, then split the crew into feed-and-nail so production doesn’t crater. @mark_d60, ever try a simple mutual-aid text with two subs who own small telehandlers so one is usually 45 minutes out?