Yeah, it's wild how many old-school home remedies stick around. I mean, sometimes grandma just knew wrong, you know?

From what I've seen online, there are a few driveways that went viral for different reasons. The one caleb134 mentioned might be from that concrete truck accident last year. Your friend's skateboard fail is funny, but it could be another case. These things tend to blend together after a while. It's easy to mix up which driveway got famous for what.

My portable band saw changed everything for quick cuts on site. You lose the perfect shop environment but gain this raw, immediate connection to the material. That trade off is totally worth the extra fifteen minutes of setup.

My buddy in Phoenix got saved by morning dew last month.

What kind of slab were you pouring? For footings or bigger pads, I snap a chalk line on the forms before I even start tying. It gives you a perfect straight edge to line your bottom mat up against. Makes it way harder to get things crooked. I still use a ton of zip ties too, but that chalk line is the real key for keeping that first layer neat.