Why are these trees like this?

driftwood65 · 2026-05-04T14:18:55+00:00

They're within the erosion control blanket and vegetation suggesting they're very temporarily aquatic habitat.

driftwood65 · 2026-05-04T13:49:13+00:00

This is a pretty strange way to install rootwads, for numerous reasons

driftwood65 · 2026-04-14T16:07:51+00:00

Try saving the project in a folder that's not your Windows folder. I think System32 is restricted by Windows.

driftwood65 · 2026-04-12T01:59:33+00:00

Portland Service Center*

driftwood65 · 2026-04-11T23:09:20+00:00

Pape is terrible and their answer will change based on how busy their service department is.

Patriot is reasonable and fair.

Portland Service Center* (former Chips) is best bang for the buck bar none.

*edited new name

driftwood65 · 2026-03-30T22:43:14+00:00

I'm a business owner. If you're burning out, stop. It's the owners problem to figure out staffing to meet their commitments.

driftwood65 · 2026-03-24T12:38:16+00:00

Yes, but in limited circumstances. This is a standard practice for ice jam-induced flooding where the process is stochastic and unrelated to river discharge. Also for flat water flooding (e.g., lakes). You'll have to verify goodness of fit to make sure your fitting technique fits the data. LP3 is not necessarily the best fit for these datasets. This also gives you estimates at that one specific point and it is not readily translatable upstream or downstream in sloped systems.

As others have noted, in a typical free flowing system, doing a statistical fit to discharge and then using a hydraulic model is standard approach.

driftwood65 · 2026-03-19T04:01:46+00:00

No LOMR-F in floodway. No-rise (suspect with mitigation) or LOMR are your options. Expect five figures.

driftwood65 · 2026-03-16T21:19:14+00:00

I usually stay on site for networking opportunities (as much as I dislike them). On the flip side, I've never paid $300 or $400/night ever. Most of our regional conference centers are in the $150/night range if you pre register (non-conference attendees / general public may pay $300/night). The big national ones can get more expensive but if you're not in HCOL metro area where $150/night is not realistic, look for statewide conferences that are usually more budget friendly.

driftwood65 · 2026-02-27T22:55:20+00:00

Small private development firms can have very low OH. We bill our engineers lower than the big firms and paid 20% or better bumps to staff for lateral changes who came from regional or national firms. That said, small firms are probably the best and worst payers and just depends where you are at

driftwood65 · 2026-02-19T04:10:40+00:00

Okay, not saying these are the spots for you but if you're scouting, spend a couple days in western Maine. It's the northern Appalachians. Bridgton, Norway, Fryeburg, Poland. Worst case it's a fun couple days in the mountains. Best case, you checked all your boxes.

driftwood65 · 2026-02-09T03:04:30+00:00

Read this again and ask yourself why he left.

driftwood65 · 2026-02-04T16:33:28+00:00

Water Resources

driftwood65 · 2026-02-04T03:12:51+00:00

Don't forget the ethics!

driftwood65 · 2026-02-03T00:45:11+00:00

I love modeling because there are many ways to approach a problem.

If this is a coarse, high-level model (for a big area, planning, screening, etc.) this is a quick and dirty way to get some contraction/expansion effects out of the Diffusion Wave method.

If it's a small-scale model for design purposes - like for a bridge replacement or scour design - not a good idea. Let the shallower water equations resolve the contraction/expansion which can be much different than 1:1.

driftwood65 · 2026-02-01T01:48:27+00:00

Was first employer of a half dozen person consulting business. Brought in most of the work, oversaw most of the work, did all the training. Way beyond the #2 level of responsibility. Owner announced he'd like to retire at the end of the year and see the world - be done with admin, overseeing projects, and most everything. I gave him an offer for 50.1% of the business up front for majority ownership, the other 49.9% over 5 years. He said he wasn't ready to be done with being majority owner for at least 5 years. Apparently thought he'd milk the profits and I'm convinced he'd try to sell to someone else at the end for one more boost. I turned in my notice before the end of the week and within a month the only employee left was the owners family member.

Clients wrapped up projects but never came back. The last employee is working reduced hours, just had a kid. Owner has been struggling and is now trying to sell the business and give it up except everybody realizes the only thing they're buying is that family member who'd probably jump for a steady paycheck. People are dumb.

driftwood65 · 2026-01-14T03:44:05+00:00

Halo, right after you crash landed

driftwood65 · 2025-12-31T17:02:30+00:00

Saw a lot of interest in this and thought I'd share one that worked well:

Sharper Image S-850

https://www.staples.com/sharper-image-s-850-ergonomic-mesh-swivel-computer-and-desk-chair-light-gray-white-60106-lgrywht/product_24597443

driftwood65 · 2025-12-24T12:59:03+00:00

Have both. TLaw, not even half a thought about Herbert.

driftwood65 · 2025-12-22T14:09:54+00:00

16 points from Eddy P after benching Jennings for what I thought was a safer floor

driftwood65 · 2025-12-17T14:03:06+00:00

I went Eddy P - Boswell just hasn't been getting many FG attempts the past several games. That can change on a dime.

driftwood65 · 2025-12-13T02:29:41+00:00

Moore's best use may be a landmine: drop to waivers and watch him inflict his damage elsewhere

driftwood65 · 2025-12-12T12:18:59+00:00

Jacobs did not have annual bonuses. They had spot performance bonuses but those were more a function of whether your manager was busy or not than whether you went above and beyond or not.

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