That thumbprint test jennifer_stone talked about seems reliable, but I've had it not work right in changing weather. High humidity can mess with how the concrete dries, so the thumb mark might lie. On a really hot day, the surface feels set but the base is still too wet. How do you change up the thumbprint method for stuff like rain or heat waves? I usually lay down a walk board to test it again because a wrong call costs me half a day. What's your move when the usual tests don't match the conditions?

Last week at my warehouse, I spent fifteen minutes trying to reboot a tablet just to log a simple pick list. @the_eva, your story about the dead tablet hit home because I probably looked just as silly staring at a blank screen. Now I keep a spare charger in my pocket like some kind of tech boy scout, but half the time I forget to plug it in myself. The old timers must get a good laugh watching us fumble with these things.

My neighbor swears by companion planting with marigolds.