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A rigger in Portland said something that stuck with me
I used to think speed was everything on a pick. He told me, 'The load doesn't care how fast you got it up there, only how smooth you set it down.' Happened last fall on a bridge project. Anyone else have a simple piece of advice that changed their approach?
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margaret_gonzalez251mo ago
Heard a story from my buddy who works with heavy machinery. His boss saw him rushing a lift and just said, "You can't un-ring a bell." Meant that once you drop something, that's it, the damage is done. Totally changed how my friend works, he says he pictures a giant bell now and goes super slow on the final set. That rigger's advice about setting it down smooth is the exact same idea. Really makes you focus on the finish, not the race.
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jamesfox1mo ago
Just imagine the boss walking up and saying that with a straight face. Your friend's out there picturing the Liberty Bell while lowering a steel beam. It's a good point though, reminds me of trying to put a couch through a doorway. You can rush it all you want but that last inch is where you put a hole in the wall. Slow and smooth wins the race, or at least keeps the security deposit.
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