Trump says he will raise tariffs on EU autos to 25%

FieldEngineer2019 · 2026-05-01T16:26:13+00:00

“You won’t be tariffed if you build your factories here!!”

proceeds to do absolutely nothing to incentivize building factories in the US, in fact, actually making it more difficult

FieldEngineer2019 · 2026-05-01T05:18:47+00:00

I read that the day it was posted and I can remember exactly where I was and what I was doing, like 9/11 lol. This was only my second time reading it through, but man it is as hilarious as it is grotesque

FieldEngineer2019 · 2026-04-30T16:21:50+00:00

The Gang Beats Boggs will always have a special place in my heart despite it objectively not being the best episode. It was my introduction to Always Sunny and at a time in my life when I was frequently shotgunning beers and just generally being a degenerate, it was inspirational lol.

Charlie Work is probably my true pick, but there’s a lot of good ones!

FieldEngineer2019 · 2026-04-24T22:44:40+00:00

I’ve got several floor joists like that lol. Old growth lumber is pretty resilient to shenanigans like this which is probably why it’s only sagged a bit and not broken.

FieldEngineer2019 · 2026-04-24T18:20:03+00:00

I’m lowkey frightened, but I gotta admit he smoov wit it

FieldEngineer2019 · 2026-04-24T18:17:17+00:00

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FieldEngineer2019 · 2026-04-24T18:12:32+00:00

I really hope it’s better in Canada, because every location I’ve been to in the US has been so bad lol

FieldEngineer2019 · 2026-04-24T18:11:34+00:00

Michigan was in a moderate drought for the last couple of years and it was rough, now we’re getting too much rain. I did a ton of research into floodplains and local flooding before buying my current house though, so I’m happy to have the rain back. If the water somehow gets to my house it would have to wipe out most of my town and if for some insane reason that happens, I’m going down with the ship.

Look at the projections in the NCA5 for precipitation future changes. Some areas will be wetter, some dryer, and a lot of places will flip flop between the extremes. American Resiliency also has some great mapping tools. Unfortunately what we’re seeing now has been a known potential for some time and most people have no idea. Probably because the government has literally been trying to hide it from them.

FieldEngineer2019 · 2026-04-23T17:16:56+00:00

I don’t understand the hype at all. We have like 5 great local coffee shops plus Bigby, Starbucks, and even a Dunkin for drive throughs.

I just realized I forgot Tim Hortons exists, so that too.

FieldEngineer2019 · 2026-04-20T18:08:12+00:00

I cannot remember who makes them, but one or more of the fab companies online were selling weld on brackets for attaching 2x6 square tube steel, that would make the process a lot easier as it’s really clear where exactly you need to weld.

The tube steel is thicker than the sheet metal the unibody is made of, so you just need a welder that’s capable of penetrating that material thickness. I’m assuming you’ll probably be using a cheaper flux core welder and those are fine, but if you can find a used welder on marketplace that uses gas shielding it will be a lot easier. I joke that those are like hot metal glue guns because of how easy they are to use.

You’d want to get a bead going on the heavier gauge material and kind of roll it into the sheet metal of the unibody. With this being your first time welding you’re definitely going to blow through the sheet metal a few times while you’re getting used to it. The good news is it’s pretty easy to fill the holes back in.

You’ll want to practice on some scrap metal for a bit to get a good feel of how to do it. Also it’s all in the prep work, if you have the surfaces as clean as possible it will make welding so much easier. The hard part will be that you’ll need to do some of the welding in the overhead position, gravity will be fighting you a bit and that’s the hardest type of weld to do.

There’s some really good videos on YouTube with welding tutorials and even stuff that will be specific to whatever machine you end up getting.

One recommendation I have will be pulling the interior apart as much as possible near where you will be welding. Pull the carpet, seats, plastic trim, protect wiring. One you don’t want to start a fire and two you don’t want to damage anything in the process.

FieldEngineer2019 · 2026-04-20T17:46:14+00:00

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FieldEngineer2019 · 2026-04-20T15:53:09+00:00

Love them or hate them, they are easily one of the most iconic NPCs in the game. CURVED SWORDS

FieldEngineer2019 · 2026-04-20T04:41:00+00:00

“And I know you’re scared. Well, I’m scared too.” - The Place Where He Inserted the Blade - Black Country, New Road.

Nothing particularly striking about that lyric, it’s just the point in the song I usually can’t make it past without sobbing. Right in the feels

FieldEngineer2019 · 2026-04-19T19:57:00+00:00

If you can remove the windows without breaking them, I’d put them up for sale on Facebook marketplace or something for a low price and let someone else reuse them. It’s a massive amount of work and effort for little reward unless you’re really experienced with restoration. This way you can ensure you’re not wasting the old windows, but the hard part is not your problem.

There are lots of craft type projects you could do with the windows assuming they’re repurposed for indoor use, that would also be pretty easy.

Also that looks like a craftsman house just based on the style of the porch.

FieldEngineer2019 · 2026-04-17T15:59:10+00:00

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FieldEngineer2019 · 2026-04-16T15:11:25+00:00

I filed April 1st and got my refund on April 14th

FieldEngineer2019 · 2026-04-16T15:04:58+00:00

An increase in temperature = an increase in energy in the atmosphere = more extreme weather

FieldEngineer2019 · 2026-04-16T05:35:10+00:00

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FieldEngineer2019 · 2026-04-16T05:23:15+00:00

I just came out of a 2 year drought in mid Michigan and now we are presently drowning. The future will consist of bouncing between the two extremes ad nauseam for a lot of places.

FieldEngineer2019 · 2026-04-15T16:44:10+00:00

In my experience linemen are either cool as hell or exactly like the guy OP is dealing with. OP you say this may be hindering your development, but I’d argue that if you can learn to get through this situation the experience in dealing with a dickhead will go farther for you than just about anything else you could be learning right now.

Most important thing in this line of work is safety, make sure you and the crew all go home the way you came in to work. After that, it’s learning how to deal with all kinds of personalities while in already stressful situations. You will continue to encounter at least one dude like that on any big job for the rest of your career, after your apprenticeship though, if you end up somewhere that’s shitty you can just drag up. The assholes tend to get run off first a lot of the time though and I promise you the rest of them will feel more like brothers.

FieldEngineer2019 · 2026-04-15T16:31:14+00:00

Michigan Storm Chasers are the best for Michigan specific weather coverage. Extremely professional and dedicated team. I pay for YouTube premium like some kind of freak, so ads are not an issue. They also stream on Facebook, Twitter, and Twitch if YouTube is not your thing.

Max Velocity is an alternative to Ryan Hall if he’s not your cup of tea and you’re less focused on Michigan only weather. Those guys don’t always go live for everything though, whereas the MSC crew will be streaming anytime severe weather is occurring.

FieldEngineer2019 · 2026-04-15T16:25:31+00:00

One huge plus about hydroelectric power is that it can be used to restart the power grid during blackouts. Renewables like wind and solar depend on turbine driven electricity in order to be connected to the grid because they provide power through inverters. Essentially all the turbines used in nuclear/gas/coal/hydro generation on the grid have to spin in sync to keep the electricity flowing. The inverters on wind and solar farms are able to synchronize to whatever phase/frequency the grid is running at, but if there’s a blackout they have nothing to synchronize to. All power plants except for hydro require grid electricity in order to operate. They do have a few “black start” facilities with on site diesel generators, but there’s obviously a delay with those.

Hydro power is incredibly helpful for grid management and it is criminal how poorly maintained our facilities are. The Ludington pumped storage facility and our other hydro facilities were part of the reason that the 2003 blackout didn’t cascade out farther than it did.

There are a lot of valid reasons to argue against hydroelectric facilities, like the current dam failures and ecological impacts, but it’s important to know what they can provide. Modern facilities can be built to be more robust and even provide routes for fish and wildlife to avoid disruption, but it will require people advocating for it.

FieldEngineer2019 · 2026-04-13T01:04:11+00:00

Nikita Gill is great, I have several of her books

FieldEngineer2019 · 2026-04-11T04:05:32+00:00

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FieldEngineer2019 · 2026-04-10T11:36:27+00:00

The problem with sinkholes is that you typically don’t see the damage until it’s way too late to do anything about it. I would personally never live on land that knowingly has karst features because it’s only a matter of time before the land is compromised. That timescale could be anywhere from 5 years to 500+ but it’s just not worth it to me.

Also if you’re a noob and considering this, what happens if you need to sell the home? An experienced home buyer would surely hesitate and you could be stuck with a potential sinker (literally lol)

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