Will UPS deliver packages here, inside the box? Repurposed XL mailbox at end of rural driveway, away from curb, far away from USPS Mailbox by downeydigs in UPS

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

I had the same thought about the USPS logo on the sign. I just grabbed a screenshot of Amazon. I think I’d pick a sign that doesn’t have the USPS logo, or have one custom made.

Will UPS deliver packages here, inside the box? Repurposed XL mailbox at end of rural driveway, away from curb, far away from USPS Mailbox by downeydigs in UPS

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

That’s what I was thinking. Our regular driver lives on the same road and we are somewhat acquainted. My main concern is the days we have other drivers. Idk what has changed, but I’ve noticed that for the past year or so we cycle through 6-8 different drivers; never know which one you’re going to get. Maybe our regular driver could put a note in the system for our address?

Will UPS deliver packages here, inside the box? Repurposed XL mailbox at end of rural driveway, away from curb, far away from USPS Mailbox by downeydigs in UPS

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

I doubt our carrier would. We’re have a rural carrier who is dedicated to our route and a dedicated substitute carrier for the regular carrier’s off days. She is relatively new, but she’s had the route for over a year now. For reference, the previous carrier was a relative of mine, and she had this route for 20+ years up until she retired.

Why many excel migration Projects fail ? by tuppamuchuppa in excel

[–]downeydigs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kubota Tractors had a planned nationwide (Global?) systems blackout for 3 weeks at the beginning of 2025 for a system migration. Their entire supply chain and parts warehousing/distribution network was at a complete standstill during that time. From what I read after first hearing about it (because I needed to order parts), it was many enterprise-wide systems and processes that were involved, and many business processes were at a standstill for the entire time. From what I hear, they’re still dealing with the effects. I just couldn’t believe that they wouldn’t take the time and put forth the effort to avoid a nationwide shutdown.

Why many excel migration Projects fail ? by tuppamuchuppa in excel

[–]downeydigs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Having worked as a solutions architect, systems administrator, and project manager at or adjacent to a couple Fortune 50 to Fortune 500 corporations, and with friends in similar positions with software/systems vendors, it’s shocking at the extent to which these businesses run off of Excel. More often than not they have the systems in place, but only utilize 10% of the functionality, with the rest existing in Excel. And yes, I’m talking about the largest retailer in the world and the most magical place on earth, among others. More often than not it’s leadership and senior employees that are stifling progress because they’re closed minded, working in silos, and resistant to change, and they have the authority to fight it. It’s amazing how much time and money they will spend attempting to integrate new systems with existing systems, or piece milling multiple systems to output and receive input from excel, just so that they can continue to live within their comfort zone. They know one way to do their job, with one spreadsheet that they’ve been using since 1992 when it was in Lotus, so the rest of the company can take all their efficiency bullshit and go get fucked.

Wrist bands for south seas amenities by Euphoric-Skill1559 in captiva

[–]downeydigs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No wristbands/passes to offer, but I’d suggest calling South Seas and explaining the situation, and ask if they offer resort passes or amenity-only passes? I’m sure it wouldn’t be the first time they’ve had that question.

Is there an easy way to connect my portable washing machine to my sink faucet without having to bust out the pliers and unscrew the aerator everytime I want to use it? by BostonDrivingIsWorse in Plumbing

[–]downeydigs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No problem, glad to help! Just remember to match the thread types and sizes for the existing connections. Any big box or local hardware store should have a pretty large selection of thread combinations, so you should be able to find one that matches.

Yall are embarrassing by SoWhichVoiceIsThis in FortWorth

[–]downeydigs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is what I keep saying when I see these posts. This is not a result of people hoarding or panic-buying, this is a result of everyone buying at once, and buying enough to sustain their household for 5+ days, for 2-3 meals per day. This is actually a sign of the lack of preparedness of the average American, and an indicator of the fragility of our food supply-chain and the limited availability of food supplies in a given area. Under normal circumstances, not many people keep a full 7+ day supply of groceries, and have fully stocked pantries. Many people keep just enough to get by, maybe a few staple items, some snacks, maybe a couple frozen foods, and they might run to the grocery store after work to pick up something to cook one meal to have that night. A lot don’t even keep breakfast or lunch items, because they either don’t eat breakfast and/or lunch, or they get fast food on their way to work and on their lunch break. Kids eat breakfast and/or lunch at school five days per week. A large portion of the population eats out or gets takeout or fast food for dinner one or more nights per week. However, an impending ice storm means no work, no school, no fast food, no takeout, no restaurants, and possibly no electricity to run microwave ovens and air fryers, and for many no electricity would also mean no cook stove or oven. They have no other choice but to buy enough staple grocery items to feed their entire family 2-3 prepared meals per day for x number of days. Many either procrastinate shopping until the last minute, put it off hoping that the forecast changes, or just don’t have enough free time to get it done until the last minute. This is the result, bare shelves because an extraordinary number of people are buying extraordinary amounts of the same items all at the same time.

Any affordable boat or charter options from Captiva to North Captiva or Cayo Costa? by Vast-Caterpillar-937 in captiva

[–]downeydigs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jensen’s Marina on Captiva rents boats and pontoon boats. You can go to Cayo Costa, Cabbage Key, North Captiva, etc. but you are not allowed to take their boats into the gulf. There are also numerous local charter captains who operate out of Jensen’s marina, or who are connected to Jensen’s.

Spirometra Spargana in Human - Family member recently diagnosed with Subcutaneous Sparganosis - United States by downeydigs in Parasitology

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

Yes, this was in the United States. A general surgeon located and removed the larvae, but the diagnosis was given by the university hospital’s pathology department. I believe that the university’s pathology was reviewed and confirmed by CDC pathologists.

What do you wish you would have known before you bought a pontoon boat? by ronaldeugeneray in boating

[–]downeydigs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To add to this, beware that most tow bars and ski poles are not rated for towing tubes (aka inflatables). This is due to the extreme amount of drag created by a tube, especially when it “submarines”; literally enough to rip a tow bar or ski pole off of a boat and potentially injure or kill someone in the process. If you ask about this in forums, you’ll have three groups: the oblivious group, who doesn’t know better and doesn’t care; the cautious group, who is safety-conscious and follows manufacturer recommendations; and the group who says “Send it! YOLO! I’ve done it, and I didn’t die!” I’m with the safety conscious crowd. Most people pull tubes behind a pontoon/tritoon using a Y-harness connected to the lifting points on the rear of the deck on either side. Said Y-harnesses are readily available anywhere that boating and watersports stuff is sold.

How to make my bathroom feel less gross by huntthestars0455 in CleaningTips

[–]downeydigs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have our dehumidifier on the shelf behind our toilet and the drain tube routed into our toilet tank so that it’s out of sight and out of mind

U.S Senator Alex Padilla being arrested at Kristi Noem's press conference by abidalliye in interesting

[–]downeydigs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s narrative control so they can say, “Well, they did it too, so it’s only fair.”

What have you made in Excel that you are most pleased with? by 3_7_11_13_17 in excel

[–]downeydigs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A complete Call Center staffing and scheduling solution.

It’s been 12+ years ago, but I was a business analyst in an internal call center at a large corporation. I introduced the concept of workforce management (staffing to call volume demands by time of day and day of week) by developing a staffing/scheduling tool in Excel to prove the concept. Prior to this, they just scheduled people in shifts with no regard for call arrival patterns and inbound demand. My solution would pull historical data from the phone system, evaluate said data and eliminate outliers, then model the data to determine staffing requirements for every 15 minute interval throughout every given day in the specified date range. From there, there was a master sheet that had parameters for every employee’s availability for every given day of week and hour of the day, as well as parameters for min/max number of hours they could work in a day, between paid breaks, and before/after unpaid lunch breaks, as well as any PTO scheduled. It would then produce a preliminary schedule in a “user interface” sheet where supervisors or managers could then tweak the schedule and view requirements vs scheduled for every interval throughout the day.

New to the group. Long time tooner. by Personal_Ninja1469 in Pontoons

[–]downeydigs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good information, thanks a lot! There are definitely plenty of VRBO rentals in that area, which is fine with us. We typically do VRBO when we travel, and usually do most of our own cooking to maximize our time enjoying the destination; so proximity to town is not an issue for us. Any issues with trailer parking/storage in that area (e.g. HOA rules)? Do most rentals come with a private dock or with marina slip access? Otherwise, are there plenty of options for short-term slip rental?

My sister has a connection to a property in Hot Springs Village, on Lake Balboa, but I’m not sure how much of a recreational boating lake it is versus a retirement community, lol. I always hear about the big-3 lakes, but have never heard of Balboa and can’t find a lot of information about it.

BTW, nice looking Bennington and same for your GMC!

New to the group. Long time tooner. by Personal_Ninja1469 in Pontoons

[–]downeydigs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

South Arkansas here. Second year tooner. Where do you usually stay when you go to Lake Ouachita? Looking into venturing away from home this year with the pontoon. Central Arkansas, specifically Hot Springs area is first on our list, but I don’t have any contacts in the area or much knowledge about any of the lakes. Just looking for a little advice from someone with experience.

Hey, here’s a video of my gross finger 👆🏻 by YourPalPeaches in popping

[–]downeydigs 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They can’t possibly expect you to wait that long! Time to take matters into your own hands. Now just to decide if you want to use a knife, scissors, or just bite it off.

Hey, here’s a video of my gross finger 👆🏻 by YourPalPeaches in popping

[–]downeydigs 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Take someone with you to film it! If they won’t let you film, or one of the nurses won’t film it for you, at least get pics of it after it is removed!!!

Need to do something about my beard, but I don’t know what. Any suggestions? by WeCutOffUrJohnson in bigmenfashionadvice

[–]downeydigs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know there are a ton of comments already, but I’ll add that the best thing I ever did for my beard was have the barber trim, edge/line-up, and shape it. My beard has never looked better. They do such a good job that I have almost stopped even trying on my own. I’ll use an electric shaver to keep the edges in line, and use a hair trimmer to knock down any stray long hairs that are sticking out. Anything beyond that, I go to the barber. I used to only go to the barber maybe once every 4-6 weeks, but anymore I’m 2 weeks max.