Tearing me up

For the last couple of weeks I have been working most of the days in an unheated pole shed on a cold concrete floor. It sure does aggravate my back problems for some reason. I am hoping to hold out till next Saturday as that is opening day for my deer season. I just don't under stand how, during the rest of the year I can handle heavy blocks, run tons of materials thru a wheelbarrow and dig holes with a shovel all day long and it don't bother me near as much as doing easy work on that dammed frigid concrete floor.

 

Not cold, let alone frigid, but working on concrete floors my whole life has worked wonders on my knees and back.
As in, it's a wonder I can still stand up.
Frigid just makes it worse.

 

you wearing those bib Carhartts (in your avatar)?
I swear wearing them makes me hunch over from the extra weight on my shoulders,
makes my back hurt and i'm tired at the end of the day from dragging the all the extra clothes around

 

I gave up suspender for the same reason-- just throws my back into spasms.

 

Not wearing them things. It's gotta get pretty cold out before I put them on. I have degenerative disc dieses and the cold floor seems to aggravate it worse than normal.

 

ouch, sorry to hear about back problems, Butcher. I agree, concrete gets to me too.
In our business, we are lucky to have a level spot to stand on sometimes. It gets tiresome
[insert tired, achy back emoticon here]

 

Trust me. having conditions such as Degen Discs and worn out knees makes getting old SUCK that much more.......................know exactly what your going thru.

 

Yeah, the 24-7 pain is a real pain so to speak. A guy learns to live with it but the worst part of it is trying to get a good nights sleep. Toss and turn and sleep for an hour and toss and turn some more. Oh well, least they aint throwin dirt on my face just yet.

 

I have to wear shoe inserts to help cushion them. Walking on concrete all day kills me.

 

I get a lot of relief from taking over-the-counter ALEVE.

 

If you are standing in one place fatigue mats are a must on concrete. Even a sheet of XPS will make a difference.

 

I've heard from guys that work on concrete full time that the flat bottom steelworkers boots are the way to go.

 

You wouldn't happen to be wearing boots with a logger type heel would you? They tear my back up if standing still on hard surfaces to long.

 

Working on hard concrete is hell on anyone. Adding back issues won't help at all.

I hope you figure out a solution Butcher

 

Is there power in this area? Years ago I worked in a somewhat heated building and in one spot a lot. Boss allowed me to bring in a heated door mat to stand on and I couldn't believe the difference it made putting that heated mat on top of the comfort mat.