Hit 200 wheelchair ramps installed this year and it feels weird

I do concrete work and a lot of it ends up being wheelchair ramps for folks who need them. Last week I finished number 200 for the year and I didn't even realize it until I counted back through my invoices. It surprised me because I never set out to hit some big number, I just show up and pour. But 200 ramps means 200 people who can get in and out of their own homes safely and that kind of hit me. Has anyone else realized they reached a milestone they didn't even plan for?

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davis.ivan15d ago

200 ramps in one year? That's wild. I had to read that twice because I thought you were rounding up or something. I do a lot of DIY stuff on weekends and I've maybe poured one concrete slab in my entire life and it cracked in like a week. So the fact that you did 200 correctly is basically superhero stuff to me. That's like one every other day including weekends and holidays. You must have a system down cold.

king.jordan14d ago

Man, that is seriously impressive work. 200 ramps in a year means there are 200 families who don't have to worry about a step anymore and that's a big deal. I get that feeling of not planning for something big but then it just hits you when you look back. It's like a quiet kind of pride that sneaks up on you. You should feel good about that number, even if it feels weird.