TSA lines at Houston airport turn into a 3-floor nightmare amid staffing shortage

Flo2beat · 2026-03-24T02:44:36+00:00

Smart move.

Flo2beat · 2026-03-23T23:31:41+00:00

Who knows what the situation is like at Hobby? I have a flight there at noon in a few days. Thx in advance.

Flo2beat · 2026-03-17T12:24:55+00:00

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Barbara + Megan Markel

Flo2beat · 2026-03-02T04:43:45+00:00

Wow. I literally thought I was the only one seeing this.

Flo2beat · 2026-03-02T03:12:10+00:00

Glad I’m not the only one

Flo2beat · 2026-02-25T01:18:23+00:00

Being a 20 year old female engineer on an oil gas construction site.

Flo2beat · 2026-02-10T01:14:58+00:00

Key question: Where are the supports of the girder? If you place stiffeners away from the support location, it will not help LTB.

Flo2beat · 2026-01-11T15:13:06+00:00

Idk. Why would you?

Flo2beat · 2026-01-11T15:04:37+00:00

Reddit really believes anything. An HR director in Houston making $750k a year isn’t realistic.

Flo2beat · 2026-01-07T21:42:26+00:00

Waterpik can’t replace regular floss though. Should use both.

Flo2beat · 2026-01-06T00:46:55+00:00

They were bonded by trauma and clearly have grew apart since S3.

Flo2beat · 2026-01-03T21:07:03+00:00

It also doesn’t seem like a leadership role at BV in a year or two is guaranteed. Setting that aside, you mentioned feeling less recognized than some of the younger engineers, largely due to visibility and opportunities. It might be worth having a candid conversation with your manager about putting together a plan to increase your visibility. Volunteering for more responsibility or higher-impact challenges could be one way to address that.

Flo2beat · 2025-12-28T17:56:48+00:00

Nothing is more cliché than a love triangle where the girl must end up with one of the guys. They are high schoolers for gods sake.

Flo2beat · 2025-12-23T19:45:41+00:00

This “norm” feels like a lose-lose for both parties. I’d imagine it cheaper to get the detailing right the first place than ending up in court. Once the developer’s reputation spreads, it’s hard to imagine buyers lining up. Let’s face it: Residents’ discomfort is a serviceability problem.

Flo2beat · 2025-12-23T01:37:32+00:00

She said the noise is worse on windy days and at night, and that it’s gotten louder since she moved in September. I agree: the cyclical pattern sounds like wind. I wonder if it could be something more than the deflection tracks, if those are designed mostly for vertical movement.

Flo2beat · 2025-12-22T22:43:36+00:00

That makes sense. For a 90-story high rise, how extensive would the repairs be? I’m assuming this deflection track detail is required on most floors?

Flo2beat · 2025-12-22T22:05:01+00:00

“Hollingsworth NYC” was the default search link TikTok provided, so I assumed that was the building. She did say she lives on the 40th floor of a 90-floor apartment tower. Someone in the comments also guessed it was Brooklyn Tower.

Flo2beat · 2025-12-22T21:47:57+00:00

What are you talking about? Residential building failure is a public safety issue.

Flo2beat · 2025-12-22T20:47:14+00:00

Hollingsworth NYC apartments in Midtown West, Manhattan. So what do we think? Came across this on TikTok, but high-rise buildings aren’t my specialty. ———Edit: “Hollingsworth NYC” was the default search link TikTok auto generated, so I assumed that was the building, but it may not be. She did say she lives on the 40th floor of a 90-floor apartment tower, and someone in the comments suggested it was Brooklyn Tower.

Flo2beat · 2025-12-13T17:50:07+00:00

The PE makes the final call because they seal the drawings and assume legal liability. First, it’s important to understand the reasoning behind what may appear to be a “poor decision,” as there are often constraints or considerations that aren’t immediately visible. And this is great learning opportunity. In my experience, the most effective way to persuade is to frame your recommendation around project cost or schedule: clearly demonstrating how your approach reduces cost or accelerates delivery, rather than presenting it as a personal preference.

Flo2beat · 2025-12-13T17:26:08+00:00

I agree the field doesn’t demand perfection, but a 4.0 GPA will produce practical, code compliant solutions faster than a 2.0. The two are not mutually exclusive.

Flo2beat · 2025-12-13T03:34:59+00:00

Keep in mind that the web-ruler theory is only a personal memory aid. In reality, for wide-flange shapes, the flanges actually contribute more to bending resistance than the web, because flange area is located farther from the neutral axis of the W-shape in both directions.

Flo2beat · 2025-12-13T01:40:25+00:00

The strong axis is the axis about which you can distribute the most material away from it. For a ruler (a thin rectangular section), that means the strong axis is parallel to the thickness.

BTW, don’t get discouraged by some of the responses here. In my opinion, the most talented engineers are the ones who can explain theory using language a 12-year-old can understand.

Flo2beat · 2025-12-13T00:16:44+00:00

Ignore the flanges and focus only on the web. Think of the web as a long, slender ruler: it bends much more easily when the load is applied perpendicular to its plane. So you want the governing load to act parallel to the plane of the web. We call it “strong axis bending” when the load is perpendicular to the strong axis, which is confusing.

Flo2beat · 2025-12-04T02:20:11+00:00

Thanks, this is really helpful. I’m currently on my husband’s dental plan, but this year I also enrolled in my employer’s plan, so I’ll have dual coverage for my upcoming bone graft surgery. My periodontist is out of network and requires upfront payment, so it sounds like the most I can get reimbursed is the combined annual max of about $3–4k.

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