Good catch @phoenixb66, sometimes a lecture is the last thing you want. But you see this everywhere now. It's like every professional has to serve you a side of moral guidance with their service. Guy at the hardware store told me I shouldn't build my own deck. Just let me buy the lumber, man. People forget we all have different priorities and budgets.

Love that combo! Game changer for me once I finally tried it.

I was one of those people who swore by hand troweling for the first 12 years or so. But I had a 2,000 square foot garage floor a few months back that just broke me, you know? @reese_garcia I used to think you guys were just lazy with the machines, but after that slab I borrowed a buddy's power trowel and it was like night and day. I still use a hand trowel for small patches and tight corners near walls, but for the big open stuff I'm converted now.