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- Mixer Truck Backs Up To Turkish Mountainside With Not A Pump In Sight As Crew Stare Down The Chute And Do The Wheelbarrow Maths
- Bloke Takes Hot Load Policy Far Too Literally, Sets His Own Boots Alight On A Gravel Track And Files It Under Hot Stepping
- Entire Street Brawl Resolves Itself Without A Single Punch Landing As Every Bloke Involved Takes Turns Flooring Himself On The Footpath
- Queensland Pump Owners And Bosses Beg Someone To Turn The Rain Off While Finance Repayments Keep Pouring Faster Than The Sky Does
- Thirty Two Unread Messages Finally Answered In One Sitting Sends Every Linehand's Missus Straight Back To Asking What Time He Finishes
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