Pouring mud

For the slab, I had originally planned on buying bags of concrete and renting a mixer to mix the concrete required for a 6" slab that is 8' X 10'. But when the calculations came in requiring a 9" slab and I figured I would need 130 bags of concrete it was clear that I needed a concrete truck!
2 1/2 yards of concrete later we were finishing up the slab.
I got enough blocks at Home Depot for the first of 5 rows required for the spa. I also got the blocks for the steps which are a different size.
I was curious about how much the 8" X 8" X 16" weighed. Do you want to guess? 35 pounds! Thank goodness I'm only going to need around 180 of them. Wait a minute, that's 6,300 pounds in concrete blocks alone! Maybe I shouldn't keep wearing flip flops in case I drop one!
While the concrete cured I began cutting the 3" holes in the concrete blocks for the spa jet housings and return lines. The hole cutter is pretty serious and requires a little patience or you run the risk of the cutter catching and twisting the drill out of your hand. I've cut about half the number of blocks that I need.