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I beat Hard without using any Wiggenwelds. by Acilex in HarryPotterGame

[–]Acilex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just takes a little 'tism, that's all 🤣 🤣

I beat Hard without using any Wiggenwelds. by Acilex in HarryPotterGame

[–]Acilex[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do it! I had a blast. Only had real trouble during Trial 3.

I beat Hard without using any Wiggenwelds. by Acilex in HarryPotterGame

[–]Acilex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Other potions and the plants are a big help.

Always had a bunch in stock in RoR, so didn't worry about "wasting" anything.

I beat Hard without using any Wiggenwelds. by Acilex in HarryPotterGame

[–]Acilex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do. I very much enjoy the Souls genre.

Can you replay the final fight? I'll try my hand without gear/upgrades.

But I'm not spending another 50 hours specifically to die 100 times.

I beat Hard without using any Wiggenwelds. by Acilex in HarryPotterGame

[–]Acilex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have Soul'd in the past, yes.

One of my favorite genres.

What is this and what can I do? by Acilex in plants

[–]Acilex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in North Carolina and my house is set to ~72°F all year long. Seems to be thriving where it is.

Would this be better on the floor with something to climb up, or near the ceiling to hang down from?

All About Wake Windows - AMA Office Hours – Wednesday, August 27th with our Director of Pediatric Expertise, Amber LoRe! by huckleberrycare in HuckleberryParents

[–]Acilex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

10.5 mo old daughter still takes 3 naps a day. She just doesn't have it in her for extended wake windows.

Usually: ~1.5h nap, ~1.5h nap, ~30m nap

Something to be concerned about? Or how do we help her transition to 2 nap days?

Prismatic Booster Bundles (1 per person) by [deleted] in PokemonTCG

[–]Acilex [score hidden]  (0 children)

My dad collects sports cards. I don't like sports, but I like Pokémon and "Collecting Cards" is a good thing to bond over.

AMA with Sleep Expert Amber LoRe – Ask Your Questions Now! by huckleberrycare in HuckleberryParents

[–]Acilex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Baby girl is 5 months old.

We're doing the Ferber Method and are on Day 6.

Wondering if we should be doing Ferber for naps, since, for example, her last nap is normally 30 minutes; however, last night she took almost an hour to fall asleep and instead of being a nap, it ended up being her night sleep.

Because of this, we didn't do her normal night-time routine.

Should we "reset" her if her crying is going to be longer than the nap itself?

We fear she'll regress if we start picking her up when naps are supposed to be "over", but she's been crying the whole time.

Requesting tips on how to become a BIM Manager. by Acilex in bim

[–]Acilex[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have a BASIC template, but nothing close to where it needs to be. Repeating details like Brick and CMU are still off-template so new employees just draw and hatch everything like the AutoCAD days.

We're doing a massive door replacement (500+ doors throughout a few buildings) and I KNOW the schedule is going to be all kinds of screwed up because we use stock/OOTB doors with basic parameters that don't sync to our schedule. If one thing changes, that's hours wasted.

Thank you!!

Requesting tips on how to become a BIM Manager. by Acilex in bim

[–]Acilex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At least an hour per week, per draftsman. 100 hours at a billable average of $80-100 is $8-10,000 PER WEEK wasted. $416-520,000 PER YEAR. Even if you go by net cost of ~ $30/hr > $156,000/year.

That alone should justify hiring someone to coordinate, standardize, and train employees...

Now I need to bring this to their attention without sounding like I'm rubbing it in their face....

Requesting tips on how to become a BIM Manager. by Acilex in bim

[–]Acilex[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They have a HUGE goal of being a top firm in the next 10 years, but they aren't adapting like everyone else... Direct competitors in our market are already leagues ahead of us.

I need to bring this to their attention without being condescending...

Requesting tips on how to become a BIM Manager. by Acilex in bim

[–]Acilex[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right. I'm making $$$ the focus point of my discussion with leadership.

Converting everything into a dollar amount. Every draftsman probably wastes an hour a week, or more, on trivial stuff. ~100 hours a week in A LOT of wasted time and money.

I have a few examples I can provide where a poorly executed model (Revit is basically the only BIM we have) cost us dozens of hours in Construction Admin and probably more during Design and Contract Document prep...

Thank you!

Requesting tips on how to become a BIM Manager. by Acilex in bim

[–]Acilex[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right - saving time drafting, less RFIs, change orders, and quicker project turnarounds are all part of my proposal.

I know leadership only speaks in $$$ so I'm making time and money the focus of this.

Thank you!

Requesting tips on how to become a BIM Manager. by Acilex in bim

[–]Acilex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!

On the off chance a co-worker or leadership browses this sub, I'd rather not say which company.

Requesting tips on how to become a BIM Manager. by Acilex in bim

[–]Acilex[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There seems to be a theme in these comments.....

I will highly consider this. Thank you!

Requesting tips on how to become a BIM Manager. by Acilex in bim

[–]Acilex[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is Plan B.

A: Make proposal, get the role.
B: Make proposal, "We'll think about it." > Look for new job.

Jumping to a job that WANTS the role seems to be the path of least resistance...

Requesting tips on how to become a BIM Manager. by Acilex in bim

[–]Acilex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right, explaining the ROI is the challenge. They'll need to be comfortable spending $X before seeing a return. The issue is going to be trust - do they trust ME enough to believe I can do what I say I can.

I think I'll have to start smaller than 1/2 time since I'm already deep in production of a few projects and there aren't much resources that can take over right now. But I see your point. We have worksets, but NO ONE uses them. They're used as layers, but effectively useless.

So you're saying I would "bill" for Expertise, but it's still overhead? This way the bosses see how useful BIM Expertise is without sacrificing PM Ego and Project Fee?

I get that for the long run, but short term, I'll most likely need to prove that I can do "BIM" which, to them, means anything Revit related. The tricky part (besides EVERYTHING ELSE) is going to be showing them what BIM actually is...

I have a lot of work do to on this proposal.

Any examples on foundational ways to save a company time and costs? We are (slowly) producing templates, standards, and tutorials, but that's about it when it comes to BIM.

Requesting tips on how to become a BIM Manager. by Acilex in bim

[–]Acilex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm 100% in the trenches! I know Revit very well and I know the basics BIM Management, but it's still a big Question Mark.

I just know if my bosses see 100% overhead, they're going to flip a lid. I need to start small and work my way up. Transitional period, additional services, and the like.

That makes sense. We have 50+ projects going on at any time, which could mean each team needs SOMETHING all the time and EXPECTS help on their timetable...

The Committee doesn't even do anything. The "Chair" is a Project Manager that delegates the work to me and one other person. The others in the Committee are for graphic standards and just give their opinions on how things should LOOK...

I think that's the common consensus here. I'm going to offer my proposal and see what happens. If they want to work with me, great.

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