A concrete pour in progress on a building site, with a hose lying across wet concrete and crew members' legs and boots around the formwork. — Picture: @esi_natty

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Concrete Crew Confirms Thick Skin Is Mandatory On Site After One Year Of Washing Tools Has Produced Zero Clean Tools And Total Acceptance Of The Result

4 November 2026, 5:30 pmOn The Boom

ON THE SLAB — "How's the banter in your crew? In ours you gotta have thick skin." That is the full position statement from Esi_Natty (@esi_natty), filmed mid-pour with the hose dragging across the mud and half the crew stood around in boots, and it is the most accurate job…

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Concrete Crew Confirms Thick Skin Is Mandatory On Site After One Year Of Washing Tools Has Produced Zero Clean Tools And Total Acceptance Of The Result

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