re: #278 Amory Blaine

It’s an absurdly high ratio for cement. Mainly was for quick small repairs in high traffic areas (in the old days). Gets crazy hot and usually cracks up to beat hell also very hard to tool as it sets up almost immediately. Now there are better ways. :)

What minuscule amount I know is the difference between concrete and cement, and even that is up for question, because the info came from my dad who did the advertising and marketing for concrete mixers (and other equipment). His kind of info sharing resulted in my older brother commencing his smartass-hood by correcting a guy who pointed out a machine to a three year old saying, ‘Look! A steam shovel!’ and having the mini-smartass reply, ‘That’s a power shovel, not a steam shovel.’ (Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel was all over Captain Kangaroo at the time.)