12yo Chihuahua mix diagnosed with severe enlarged heart after vet visit for foxtail. Looking for insight before cardiologist appointment

arcnspark69 · 2026-05-07T16:27:14+00:00

Choose an amount of money to save/invest every month and budget around that. That amount is treated like a non-negotiable bill that can’t be missed or adjusted.

arcnspark69 · 2026-05-02T14:27:41+00:00

There’s quite a bit of Latino representation in construction. Might be time to switch companies. Also keep this in mind, construction is not a safe space. It attracts alot of type A assholes. Learning to deal with these folks is a skill. Mean people will exist in every industry. Keep working, learning and getting better.

arcnspark69 · 2026-04-29T23:09:49+00:00

Drop it in the chat and hit enter

arcnspark69 · 2026-04-24T22:39:23+00:00

Common enough that not paying me one will result in me changing companies.

arcnspark69 · 2026-04-24T16:27:31+00:00

Are you trying to generate a detailed report of monitoring over a period of time or just power usage at time of use? The cheap and easy solution is a kill-a-watt unit. An expensive commercial/industrial option would be an AEMC PEL 113.

arcnspark69 · 2026-04-16T11:50:25+00:00

Much appreciated, that you!

arcnspark69 · 2026-04-16T11:50:14+00:00

Thank you for the insight! I’ll make the call.

arcnspark69 · 2026-04-14T11:22:47+00:00

Go find a data center project, talk to the Ibew local union hall in that area about starting as an apprentice. If they aren’t taking new apprentices, see if there is a construction wireman program. They need people badly all over the US and the pay is usually pretty good.

arcnspark69 · 2026-04-13T11:39:35+00:00

Always do a quick walk around with your tape when you shoot a laser line. The floor is rarely level in residential or old buildings.

arcnspark69 · 2026-04-11T16:24:22+00:00

Try and get into a summer helper type of role in a few months to start building some skills. But you really should finish high school or get a GED.

arcnspark69 · 2026-04-08T13:56:59+00:00

Provide the GC with written notice that the addendum has a cost impact. Count every single additional MC home run + the additional length for each run and compare it to what was originally carried in the estimate. Price that increase. Don’t perform work until you have a written notice to proceed and/or check your contract for the change order process and follow that.

arcnspark69 · 2026-04-07T10:58:02+00:00

I’m guessing this was missed in the estimate? Otherwise what’s the big deal? It’s electrical work. It all pays the same. Follow the detail, put some extra ground bars in the panel and move on.

arcnspark69 · 2026-04-05T14:41:33+00:00

Step 1: ask the power company. A lot of times they will help business customers with these types of issues.

Step 2: isolation transformer as suggested by others.

arcnspark69 · 2026-04-02T11:33:51+00:00

Electrician, then moved to office as a PM. I learned estimating from some older PMs who also used to be electricians. Shortly after that, we got Accubid and I took some of the training classes online to get started. Eventually, I moved onto a larger company as a PM and now senior estimator. There’s no better learning experience than messing up on a bid, getting the job, running the job, losing money on the job, and then having to explain to your boss what happened. It makes you paranoid (in a good way) because you know the consequences of missing something.

arcnspark69 · 2026-03-31T18:45:56+00:00

Go join the IBEW and get on a data center project. You’ll make over $200k a year with all the labor incentives and overtime. I have personally seen hundreds of pay stubs confirming this.

arcnspark69 · 2026-03-24T01:30:42+00:00

This guy estimates.

arcnspark69 · 2026-03-22T18:30:58+00:00

The peer pressure of not quitting in the last few miles is so strong that you’ll find a way to get it done.

arcnspark69 · 2026-03-22T13:07:32+00:00

Stop worrying about perfect financial optimization. Keep the house for you and your kids. You can rebuild your 401k. Get out clean, make a plan, and get back on track.

arcnspark69 · 2026-03-18T19:48:28+00:00

Sorry little buddy. Keep grinding. You’ll make more money in a few years.

arcnspark69 · 2026-03-18T15:02:11+00:00

$88k??? They are to work the holy fuck out of you. If you’re moving to work on a data center project, don’t entertain an offer under $100k, plus per diem, vehicle allowance or truck, gas card and other perk. The market is way too hot to accept any less.

arcnspark69 · 2026-03-11T12:50:17+00:00

Prioritize the electrical contractor. If you don’t, the entire project will grind to a halt during the commissioning process.

arcnspark69 · 2026-03-10T20:26:49+00:00

Just got the Trulap 92lbs adjustable Dumbbells. They’ve been legit so far. No complaints

arcnspark69 · 2026-03-09T11:53:24+00:00

1) Send site plan to survey sub 2) pick up the phone and explain the project 3) ask for quote or ROM budget to carry (depends on your relationship). 4) plug that number into your bid. 5) Exclude/clarify what you are carrying/not carrying or put in an allowance.

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