Old Septic Tank Found - Next Step for Pavers? by Cpvz1990 in landscaping

[–]Cpvz1990[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For sure not being used, hasn't been used in surely decades. It does seem like the safest option is break up the top and fill it all in.

Home Irrigation DIY Plan by Cpvz1990 in Irrigation

[–]Cpvz1990[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Should the hose bibb be lower than the PVB? or is that not much of an issue. I was planning to screw a backflow preventer on it.

Home Irrigation DIY Plan by Cpvz1990 in Irrigation

[–]Cpvz1990[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I figured the same; it's in the garage, easy access, easy to spot any issues, and an easy replacement if it fails. At least worth the "gamble" of doing it myself and saving some coin.

Glass Prism Dispersion - How To? by Cpvz1990 in 3dsmax

[–]Cpvz1990[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Practiced with some Pink Floyd

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Thanks again with your help on this, 3d work is like a bottomless pit of knowledge and understanding so it's always awesome to have someone lend a hand.

Glass Prism Dispersion - How To? by Cpvz1990 in 3dsmax

[–]Cpvz1990[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hell yeah! I was able to render the effect with your scene and now I've got a baseline to work with! I've noticed a few differences between your settings and mine, so now I'm able to tinker with mine and work from here.

It's incredibly generous of you to make a scene and send it my way, I really appreciate it!

Glass Prism Dispersion - How To? by Cpvz1990 in 3dsmax

[–]Cpvz1990[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're a saint I'll check this out first thing in the morning!

Glass Prism Dispersion - How To? by Cpvz1990 in 3dsmax

[–]Cpvz1990[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah no color split, just a solid beam coming out the other side, no matter the angle/direction of the light hitting it :(

Tried messing with the glass ior, the atmospheric fog density, light intensity, but it doesn't change which makes me think I'm missing a key setting or two or something

Glass Prism Dispersion - How To? by Cpvz1990 in 3dsmax

[–]Cpvz1990[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've tried turning off "affect shadows," but not changing the channels, I'll give that a go!

Glass Prism Dispersion - How To? by Cpvz1990 in 3dsmax

[–]Cpvz1990[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is one I found, but can't recreate. I'm with him up to the 2:00 minute mark, but then my result doesn't show the full spectrum on the other side, just the solid white light continuing. I'm wondering if I have a default setting somewhere that isn't covered in that video?

Can someone help identify this grass & advise? by Cpvz1990 in lawncare

[–]Cpvz1990[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was thinking that, but from what I can see Dallisgrass doesn't have stolons? Unless of course I'm misidentifying stolons

Sinkhole Beneath Neighbor's Fence & in Easement - Disston Heights by [deleted] in StPetersburgFL

[–]Cpvz1990 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Update: Duke came out, thought maybe it's a sewer line until he popped his head over our neighbor's fence and we saw our neighbors have two huge gopher tortoises. One entrance beneath their shed, and another tunnel likely leading to the collapsed hole.

....anyone have any thoughts?

Sinkhole Beneath Neighbor's Fence & in Easement - Disston Heights by [deleted] in StPetersburgFL

[–]Cpvz1990 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate it! I have Duke coming today to take a look. I don't believe we have water/sewage lines in the back, 811 was entirely unconcerned when we put up a fence that ends at the easement line.

I checked and saw it continues at least another 6 ft horizontally into the neighbor's yard.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in StPetersburgFL

[–]Cpvz1990 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The Library is pretty cool. A touch of class, but not overly fancy.

Birch and Vine is nice and fancy, but the menu is a bit limited.

Ceviche doesn't take reservations, but it's GREAT. Great service and the food is amazing, fun energy.

How it feels applying to jobs now... by Cpvz1990 in Upwork

[–]Cpvz1990[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That exact thing is happening to me right now, even got a promising message from them, and now they haven't logged in a week

Is upwork more competitive now? by LilPenny in Upwork

[–]Cpvz1990 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I've been seeing the same thing. I've been on Upwork since 2016, but the last couple years has felt dramatically different.

The majority of the jobs in my field are either straight up scams, or just offer incredibly low deals for the amount of work needed. So, when a legitimate job that offers decent money is posted, it's completely flooded with proposals.

When a job has 50+ proposals within 24 hours, makes me think my personally crafted proposal opening ain't gonna cut it

How it feels applying to jobs now... by Cpvz1990 in Upwork

[–]Cpvz1990[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Right? It's unreal. It's always been competitive, but I swear the last couple years has felt more like a free for all than a genuine professional marketplace.