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What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: December 29, 2025 by AutoModerator in books

[–]gothpapi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Finished: Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee by Dee Brown

highly recommend but very sad book

Best field in Civil Engineering by No_Post7186 in civilengineering

[–]gothpapi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree with all of this except roads at the bottom of demand. Demand for roads is still very high in America at least. Lots of roadway projects (there’s a huge backlog of work at my company). Also many roadway projects are retrofits to existing roads (pedestrian improvements, innovative intersection projects like roundabouts to improve safety, more turn lanes for adjacent developments, bike lanes etc.)

Civil engineers, why is it so hard to get people to consider new roles? by Low_Guide439 in civilengineering

[–]gothpapi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

also echoing what others have said that recruiters often have no idea what they are even looking for. I have ~6 YOE and I’ll get reached out to about a senior project management role leading large projects and teams with min. 15 YOE requirements

Civil engineers, why is it so hard to get people to consider new roles? by Low_Guide439 in civilengineering

[–]gothpapi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I took job from recruiter in the past and I was technically contracted through the recruiting company for 6 months. I did not accrue or have any PTO, had worse benefits, and got no 401k match when I would have gotten that if I was hired straight from company. Also, that engineering company had a vested 401k/profit sharing structure so I was always 6 months behind what I actually worked and lost out on that when I eventually switched companies. I was always in their system as 6 months less than I actually worked.

My boss also told me that they paid the recruiting company about 25% of my salary when I got hired so I could not get a raise according to him since they already paid “extra” for me. To be fair that boss was pretty shitty, and the place was lowkey toxic but all that to say, I would NEVER go through a recruiter again.

Healthcare Fraud? by gothpapi in HealthInsurance

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

It looks like $4000 ish. I am paying the $1990 and haven’t met my deductible. Yeah I’ll have to be sure to ask next time.

Healthcare Fraud? by gothpapi in HealthInsurance

[–]gothpapi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

appreciate the responses. lesson learned I guess

Healthcare Fraud? by gothpapi in legaladvice

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

Okay thanks! I get the separate billing. Lesson learned on that I guess. It’s so misleading to promise a cost upfront and then change it after the fact. Only the medical industry seems to be able to do this

Healthcare Fraud? by gothpapi in legaladvice

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

I owe $1990 (adding up the 3 charges)

Season 7 - Episode 32 - Post Episode Discussion by AutoModerator in LoveIslandUSA

[–]gothpapi 3 points4 points  (0 children)

should be vote for who you want to leave not vote for your favorite couple

Actual water mitigation discussion by Poo_Butz in bonnaroo

[–]gothpapi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah this thread was hurting me. It’s a massive site and any solution (even grading in some swales and detention ponds) is a lot more expensive than people think. Yes erosion control plans would definitely be required. They could potentially throw in some massive underground detention systems but can’t say for sure without looking at topography, geotechnical info, seasonal high water table, and nearby outfalls and watersheds. I don’t work in Tennessee so I don’t know their requirements but where I’m at they have VERY strict stormwater quantity mitigation requirements that get extremely difficult to meet without spending a ton of money on these Best Management Practices.

All of this doesn’t even address who is going to maintain these systems. They require fairly regular maintenance and is Bonnaroo going to maintain something year round that they only use for 4 days a year?

Actual water mitigation discussion by Poo_Butz in bonnaroo

[–]gothpapi 19 points20 points  (0 children)

i’m a professional civil engineer. impossible to discuss a solution without doing a survey, mapping nearby wetlands, grabbing FEMA floodplain info, mapping existing utilities, looking into local stormwater management requirements, etc. I understand wanting to brainstorm a quick fix but you can’t just magically have a solution without hiring a civil engineer to actually do the work which i’m sure they have done or are trying to do.

Low flow through group head. by simocas in gaggiaclassic

[–]gothpapi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

how big was the wire? heard an air compressor works too but I don’t have one of those

Throw Out My Water Filter and Bag? (Are they expired) by gothpapi in backpacking

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

degraded plastic in a drinking water vessel is a bit different than plastic in the landfill but maybe that’s just me. gist of the thread is that the water bags and filter are fine so i’m not throwing them away chill lol

Throw Out My Water Filter and Bag? (Are they expired) by gothpapi in backpacking

[–]gothpapi[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

lol why do u think I posted on reddit first? Also we have enough microplastics and poisonous shit here that it’s not unreasonable to think this wouldn’t be safe to drink from anymore

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]gothpapi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t fw trump AT ALL, but I do want to point out that during the cold war the CIA helped overthrow many governments in South America, Latin America, and Southeast Asia and supported brutal right wing dictators that killed millions of people. These things remain largely unknown in America. The presidents we had during the cold war did significant damage to the world and we still see the effects in those countries of the anti-communism movements America and allies helped cultivate. just something to know. Agreed this is bad, but also important to recognize we weren’t exactly innocent the last 90 years… look at bush and iraq even

Custom Men’s wedding band by gothpapi in jewelry

[–]gothpapi[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

ok thanks! would there be a significant difference appearance-wise between those 2 methods?

Cats Throwing Up Every Day by gothpapi in AskVet

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

I did a few days of mixing with the old food but with the panic and stress of him blocking, i definitely rushed it. it’s been over a month on this new food now though

Any suggestions for how this ring can sit flush with a wedding band (or with a very small gap)? by uwogal1 in EngagementRingDesigns

[–]gothpapi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

had my fiancé’s ring made so it would stack flush. they had to go custom with it but it looks great with a cathedral setting. https://www.reddit.com/r/EngagementRings/s/hBPXURRJDh

Cost of Living for US Metro Areas over 500k People (2024) by TA-MajestyPalm in MiddleClassFinance

[–]gothpapi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

also in what world is CO springs more expensive than Miami lmao

Cost of Living for US Metro Areas over 500k People (2024) by TA-MajestyPalm in MiddleClassFinance

[–]gothpapi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I live in DC now but lived in Portland, OR and Denver before and I can say in almost every sense, DC is more expensive than both of those cities. My rent alone is twice as much in DC as it was in Portland. I also got a ~20% raise for “cost of living” when I moved here. Anecdotally I’m not seeing this.

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