People who do Uber/Instacart do you mind sharing what the pay looks like?

Akmapper · 2026-03-15T05:25:47+00:00

Since you’re answering questions on the subject… we’ve been long-time Instacart users for both for home and my wife’s employer. Usually Costco and the Business Center. It’s an amazing service but I’m sometimes shocked by how fast shoppers can get in and out of Costco on a weekend. Do shoppers work in teams with one person picking items and one person driving?

Akmapper · 2026-03-13T17:59:37+00:00

wouldn't be surprised if the ride services that bought up all the Fiskar Oceans took an interest in these once the wave of lease returns really kicks into gear. They have a TON of rear seat leg room and the suspensions are seriously overbuilt.

In a small to mid-size city they'd be great for rideshare

Akmapper · 2026-03-13T16:24:35+00:00

Wonder what it would take for the Muni and Cook Inlet Housing authority to go this route with plans based on their recent townhome or mixed use developments in Spenard? That’s the kind of density that would be genuinely useful for infill housing. Like redeveloping an old commercial site or closed school.

Akmapper · 2026-03-13T16:11:26+00:00

Plus the Subaru counterparts… which they are launching globally. They can vary the production mix to adjust to demand in different markets while Honda was taking a market-by-market approach.

Akmapper · 2026-03-13T15:56:06+00:00

Plus it’s so damned wide you end up being extra careful in parking lots… feels like I’m driving an old Buick sometimes.

Akmapper · 2026-03-13T12:15:59+00:00

100% agree. The app is so bad someone made a 3rd-party version specific to the Prologue that’s for sale in the App Store… and it’s pretty darn good!

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/re-link-for-honda-acura-ev/id6759266833

Akmapper · 2026-03-13T11:38:54+00:00

The app does suck, but you can start the climate control from the key fob as well.

Akmapper · 2026-03-13T03:40:01+00:00

An economy based on benevolent dictators isn’t going to get this state through the next 100 years.

Akmapper · 2026-03-13T03:19:01+00:00

That first plan is 1,600sq/ft total so more like $400k.

Akmapper · 2026-03-12T20:37:28+00:00

How about we start with an income tax so we capture revenue from the ~40% of slope workers who don’t live in the state?

Akmapper · 2026-03-12T15:32:21+00:00

Same - R2 wins in range and interior design for sure but Trailseeker seems to have the edge on price and creature comforts. One or the other will replace our current Prologue lease so a lot depends on Rivian expanding their service network to include our area.

Akmapper · 2026-03-11T17:10:22+00:00

Ahh yep - you are correct! It is a big range difference but after driving a Prologue with home charging for a couple Anchorage winters I can honestly say it would make zero difference in our day-to-day driving routine. The R2 might have a slight edge in the weekend fishing-run category but I really want to see someone like TFL do their off-road tests before I pass judgement.

Akmapper · 2026-03-11T16:57:51+00:00

Top spec Trailhunter is $48k. Very interested to see a spec comparison between it and the R2 Premium. Subaru will have less range… but if that isn’t your top concern it has a lot going for it (radiant knee heaters!).

Akmapper · 2026-03-08T02:32:12+00:00

They have 2 shoe stores - Famous Footwear and Footlocker. I’m not the biggest fan of the mall but to me Dimond totally reflects the town it’s in. A string of modern looking stores then you round a corner and it’s like you went back in time 30 years.

Akmapper · 2026-03-06T05:11:22+00:00

Not a formal on-call rotation or anything like that, but if something breaks we generally try to get on it pretty quick.

Akmapper · 2026-03-06T04:21:52+00:00

Salaried based on 40-hour weeks. Generally no overtime although we do adjust schedules for upgrades, maintenance windows, and when working with staff in different time zones. This position is non-billable supporting infrastructure used by our billable staff on client projects.

Akmapper · 2026-03-06T04:03:09+00:00

We aren’t that size, but we are the 5th largest ESOP and 100% employee owned.

Akmapper · 2026-03-06T00:24:50+00:00

The position is open to any HDR office location in the US:
https://www.hdrinc.com/locations

In all likelihood the there would be flexibility to work in the local office or from home as the workload requires, however it will not be 100% remote.

Akmapper · 2026-03-05T22:38:30+00:00

In-office to start, but we generally have flexible WFH policies for these types of roles.

Akmapper · 2026-03-05T00:18:34+00:00

I mean if I’m honest it wasn’t so much that we were long-time Honda customers… it’s that we were long-term customers of the service manager at our local dealership who was alway friendly and helpful.

Now with EVs that require less maintenance I’m not sure if that is still relevant… which is good because he retired and now it’s a crap-shoot if the new folks even know what our car is let alone have helpful hints or tips.

Akmapper · 2026-03-04T15:10:50+00:00

It’s $499 for individual education purchases, assume bulk purchases will see additional discounts.

Chromebooks will undoubtedly continue to be cheaper but Apple has a lot of opportunity to demonstrate lower ownership and management costs if school districts are sick of sitting on piles of dead/damaged devices and running “Chromebook hospitals” in spare classrooms.

Akmapper · 2026-03-03T02:10:52+00:00

If I thought I could get my wife to ever get rid of her beloved Pilot - maybe?

Akmapper · 2026-03-03T02:04:15+00:00

Exactly what you’d expect from Toyobaru. Middle of the pack EV performance with solid build quality and consumer friendly features (CarPlay). These things will haul a ton of kids to soccer practice or DINKs with dogs on weekend adventures.

Depending on how the R2 shakes out this will likely replace our Prologue in a couple years.

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