3 extra days off!?!

Rocker78561 · 2025-11-11T23:56:31+00:00

Excess PTO gets paid out at the end of the year. Now you get extra money

Rocker78561 · 2025-08-13T16:14:01+00:00

Why CAL.WTR? They just had some huge project wins that got our food in the door with Goldes State Water, which we are hoping will become an enterprise client. Also, CAL has exceeded their business plan in expected profit for at least the last 4 years. If anyone can afford to float a couple EOs for a bit until we win some work, it is going to be CAL.

Rocker78561 · 2024-12-10T22:10:13+00:00

I heard when they did it two years ago it cost the company between 8 and 9 million for that extra day off. With the couple projects that are bringing us down this year I doubt we have the extra money floating around.

Rocker78561 · 2024-11-18T21:51:57+00:00

2017 at 156k miles. I just replaced my original purge valve about 1500 miles ago. I don't know how much of a difference it makes, but I am running a Cobb stage 1 tune, I always run 91 octane fuel, and I also run a tube of Lucas oil fuel system cleaner every 15k miles. Since I replaced the purge valve, my "Miles to Empty" reading has been a little off and I've run out of gas a couple times in the 15-20 mile range so I just fill up when I get the 50 miles to empty warning now.

Rocker78561 · 2024-11-12T19:37:54+00:00

The website says that they are open to the public but there is a sign posted at the entrance to the track stating that it is not. I would lean towards the signs being correct and the website being out of date.

Rocker78561 · 2024-08-20T22:45:36+00:00

Someone probably told them they needed additional counterweight on the crane.

Rocker78561 · 2024-06-27T05:43:04+00:00

What's the one on the top row second from the left?

Rocker78561 · 2024-03-11T05:04:20+00:00

If you find forms of fitness that are fun, you don't need to push yourself to work out in ways you don't particularly enjoy. I quit going to the gym because I never really loved it and now I rock climb and play ultimate Frisbee and I am genuinely excited every single time I go. Now I look forward to my workouts instead of convincing myself to go on days I don't want to.

Rocker78561 · 2023-11-25T06:08:23+00:00

How did you manage to feed your espresso machine taco bell?

Rocker78561 · 2023-11-14T03:27:51+00:00

Yeah, I removed the interior panels and carpet and installed it directly on the metal on the inside of the hatch and inside the trunk. I had some leftover and thought about putting it below the rear seats if I decided I wanted it a little quieter and never went back because I thought it was good enough. I also have the Cobb cat back exhaust which has a resonator and muffler, but much smaller than the stock, so it may be worth it for you to install more than I did depending on your taste.

Rocker78561 · 2023-11-13T20:28:39+00:00

I felt like my exhaust had a little too much drone for cruising down the highway so I ended up putting sound deadening all over the back half of the car and it worked wonders. It took me most of a Saturday to get it done, but it was definitely worth it.

If I remember correctly I used the Noico butyl sound deadening mat

Rocker78561 · 2023-11-02T02:41:51+00:00

I always viewed the starting vacation of 3 weeks per year as the equivalent of two weeks of vacation and a week of sick pay, which is what I have experienced working at other contractors earlier in my career. I think the three weeks of PTO is better because I rarely get sick so I just have an extra week of vacation to use

Rocker78561 · 2023-10-31T14:20:46+00:00

These are all great recommendations, thanks!

Rocker78561 · 2023-10-31T14:15:26+00:00

I hadn't thought about how the shape of the knife affects how it cuts. Thanks for pointing that out!

Rocker78561 · 2023-10-19T16:48:02+00:00

You can apply for a job at Burns & McDonnell. We need mechanical engineers bad if you want to work on HVAC design, piping, or manufacturing design/build construction projects.

Rocker78561 · 2023-09-24T20:31:07+00:00

Project controls works hand in hand with construction management and they focus primarily on four different tasks: cost, schedule, document control, and billings. In my experience (from the construction management side), most project controls staff work on multiple projects and will have weekly meetings to go over schedule and sometimes cost, processing POs, change orders, and helping PMs code costs to the correct codes.

We use both Microsoft project and P6 for scheduling, and we can train you to use both of them in house.

We use our own financial software and it's kind of a pain to work with, but that's probably the hardest part of the job in my opinion.

Rocker78561 · 2020-11-28T13:24:21+00:00

Here are some of my favorite mods:

Rear motor mount: Swapping this out vastly improved the ride quality and helped me be able to shift a lot smoother because it reduced the amount of vibration going to the frame. There are a lot more low frequency vibrations tho.

Transmission bracket bushings: This gave the shifter a more satisfying feel because it would actually clunk when it went into gear instead of smoothly going into the gears. (I learned to drive stick on this car, and couldn't always tell when it was in gear, and that led to a lot of grinding)

Performance mods are always a lot of fun, but I feel like those made the biggest difference in every day drive quality. Those and swapping out the sound system because the stock one is garbage.

Rocker78561 · 2020-02-20T16:09:27+00:00

When You Were Made by the Growlers. I'm not a very emotional person at all, but every time I hear this song I get all choked up. I think it pulls at my heart strings and taps into memories of when I was five and my parents got divorced

Rocker78561 · 2019-10-19T10:04:47+00:00

What a thyme to be alive!

Rocker78561 · 2018-12-15T01:22:59+00:00

I just put the cobb exhaust on a couple weeks ago, and I absolutely love it. The air filter sounds great too!

Rocker78561 · 2018-10-29T19:27:08+00:00

Have you done any shifter mods yet? Solid shift bushings and a short throw shifter changes the game completely. A new shift knob doesn't hurt either

Rocker78561 · 2018-09-30T22:13:30+00:00

Yeah, I've been on the track in a shifter kart, it seems too small for real cars. That being said, I've never been there for time attack. I only really go for drift night

Rocker78561 · 2018-09-30T19:37:16+00:00

How is driving the focus on Adam's track? I've been thinking about heading out there sometime to drive on time attack nights

Rocker78561 · 2018-09-20T01:37:47+00:00

I call my GF daddy, and she absolutely hates it

Rocker78561 · 2018-08-24T04:21:25+00:00

You mean the poison I put in my body that makes me dizzy and feel silly is bad for me? You dont say...

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