Just finished my 500th fence post set by hand

I hit 500 posts set with my manual post driver last week. It's all from a big job in the country where we couldn't get a truck-mounted driver into the back field. My arms feel like they're going to fall off, but I'm weirdly proud of it. I never thought I'd count something like that, but seeing that number made me realize how much pure labor goes into this work. Anyone have a good method for keeping count on big manual jobs without losing track?

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lily5741mo ago

Five hundred posts by hand sounds like a special kind of torture.

patricia_king231mo ago

I get what you mean, lily574, but I find it kind of relaxing.