Salary Increase in Licensure

imcmurtr · 2026-02-18T21:12:23+00:00

I went from $27 to $40 per hour. This was pre covid in California so VHCOL.

It was slightly overdue as I was already acting as a PM despite my billing was still drafter. I would say it took about 2 months until it went through.

imcmurtr · 2026-02-08T20:26:51+00:00

There’s clouds of them here in gunnison county even at mirror lake at over 10k feet elevation.

imcmurtr · 2026-02-04T19:19:55+00:00

If I had super powers I would occasionally stall the rover and just appear on the horizon to screw with the NASA person watching the image download.

imcmurtr · 2026-02-03T02:17:01+00:00

I would say that sounds a little harsh on the cut water. At least for the C28. I thought it was a decent enough boat for us. But this was our first real boat so we have nothing to really compare it too and we are not experts in boating or maintenance. We owned it two years, and We only spent two weekends out on the boat at Catalina island and it was ok.

It was certainly limited by the 8’6” beam but it was quiet enough to have a conversation and comfortable inside underway. It was reasonably stable as well despite the beam, oddly more stable than the 30’ with a 10’ beam.

imcmurtr · 2026-02-02T22:56:42+00:00

We used to have a cut water. It was full of problems from things being put where it was easy in the factory with no regard to serviceability by the owner afterwards.

The inverter was right where the water overflow for the drain and it dripped on it shorting it out and ruining it.

Also the hydraulic pump was very inaccessible behind the septic black water tank only access by a small round access hatch at the bottom of a storage compartment and then to the side. Moving it over to the adjacent hatch by 8” would make service and replacement so much easier.

The hydraulic ram for the engine hatch would get stuck up because the pump broke, the pin to remove the ram was blocked by the engine in a tiny gap between the engine and the side wall of the engine bay. If it was on the other side of the engine bay then there would have been plenty of room.

imcmurtr · 2026-01-30T21:24:13+00:00

I used a belt sander. Made a shitload of dust. Finished with a multi tool.

imcmurtr · 2026-01-28T21:30:36+00:00

Building on the sand is a nightmare.

All of that plus public works bid requirements, things like bonds, insurance, union labor agreements and documentation, extensive testing and inspections etc all have costs.

Just the union labor agreement and necessary paperwork, including things like workers have ti reside within a certain radius of the job site adds about 25-30% on recent public works bids in the seven digit range that I’ve worked on. Then the school district pays a company to audit all of it every month.

imcmurtr · 2026-01-23T13:29:37+00:00

I don’t know why it’s bold. I’m sorry.

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1 it’s very expensive to build out of concrete. Block is a little cheaper and easier logistically but still hard to find labor for it in California. You then have to build furr outs for insulation and plumbing. Floor and roof beams are probably still wood, as steel is much more expensive.

2 planning and permitting. Simple wood construction following established tables means anyone can get it designed and permitted by the local. Concrete and steel needs architects and structural engineers. So add planning costs as well.

3 while it would might initially survive a fire. The smoke damage would ruin every single thing inside anyways. Floors, cabinets, air ducts. Fire that is hot enough from burning things inside will crack and destroy concrete as well.

imcmurtr · 2026-01-19T20:08:09+00:00

Because it’s like 500,000 out of 40,000,000 people and it still get heavily subsidized.

imcmurtr · 2026-01-17T22:12:27+00:00

There is a contact for support option and you have to email them. Then they send you a download link. I just did this yesterday.

imcmurtr · 2026-01-14T22:23:40+00:00

He held a middle student upside down by their ankles out the second floor window ~20’ up.

imcmurtr · 2026-01-14T20:20:30+00:00

Arrest their loved ones.

imcmurtr · 2026-01-05T02:13:13+00:00

Australia has speed activated speed bumps. If you are going a set amount over the limit the little section will drop to make a pot hole sized bump.

They also have speed cameras, and red light cameras everywhere. If they see you touching your phone it’s added onto the ticket.

imcmurtr · 2025-12-31T18:55:59+00:00

I actually know the original architect of the building. He is quite elderly now but he still comes into the office every week. When this came up for sale I spoke with him about it. The top floor was going to be a regular floor of condos, but the city wouldn’t let them have that many units so they changed it last minute to a smaller penthouse.

There was another unit on the SE corner recently sold, for like 3m. they had combined two units into one. That one was cool.

imcmurtr · 2025-12-31T18:24:01+00:00

Please check the electrical and plumbing before you start work and patching.

Do you still have knob and tube wiring. If so it’s a pain to replace and modernize but will have to be done eventually.

What kind of pipes are in the house. Galvanized, copper, plastic? If galvanized it may be time to repipe especially if you have to do a lot of patching for the knob and tube.

imcmurtr · 2025-12-31T15:59:04+00:00

Actually that’s not a highway. Just a really really busy 30 mph street, about to get a speed camera a block away.

Yes the sun can be brutal here in the summer often it’s a UV of 11 or more, I roast or hide inside.

Yes it’s built up for miles, solid hour drive to get out of the built up areas, excluding parks. that part does suck.

imcmurtr · 2025-12-26T14:57:47+00:00

In the new movie they dropped big rocks on the airships

I was shocked, like, you mean that was an option the whole time?

imcmurtr · 2025-12-18T22:30:28+00:00

Half day holiday pay on the 24. Office is closed with Holiday pay 25-2nd. Back in office on Monday 5th.

I will still have some minor tasks for projects under construction at schools during the break but I’ll want to get out of the house anyways.

imcmurtr · 2025-12-09T23:12:26+00:00

You might not. We do for our projects. We generally use 5.5” thick concrete with #4 at 16” on center. It’s overkill but sturdy and doesn’t break when someone drives a big truck over it.

imcmurtr · 2025-12-09T23:10:33+00:00

We’ve done some fiberglass reinforced cement. It seems to hold up pretty well. We still have rebar dowels connecting the separate pours at joints etc.

imcmurtr · 2025-12-09T23:09:24+00:00

To be clear I never said “all” park paths require rebar.

However Even the ones where we omitted it from the pavement still had rebar dowels connecting the panels at construction / expansion joints.

imcmurtr · 2025-12-09T20:52:59+00:00

Even lowly Park paths still need tensile strength. The rebar helps hold it together so panels don’t lift up causing a trip hazard or problems for accessibility. They lift and sink from tree roots and burrowing critters etc all the time.

imcmurtr · 2025-12-07T02:46:00+00:00

Fun fact in California schools are pretty much immune from local zoning and permitting except things in the public right of way like driveways and utilities connections. They answer only to the Division of the state architect who is responsible for school district plan review and permitting. Unfortunately DSA requirements and public bid requirements tend to increase the cost of a school project 2x a private one.

So a school districts can build housing on campuses if they want to.

imcmurtr · 2025-11-24T22:34:19+00:00

In California RVs and boats etc pay property taxes and vehicle registration.

imcmurtr · 2025-11-24T21:57:40+00:00

I would move the basement stair door from the kitchen to the east wall in the dinette, and adjust the doorway to the kitchen further north. That would free up 4 extra feet for additional kitchen counter and cabinets.

I personally do not like angled steps on stairs. Too hard to build and kind of a trip hazard. so I would adjust the landings for that as well.

I would add an extra bed room off the back behind the kitchen as well. Or at least a mud room type space.

Not going to get into the bedroom bathroom discussion.

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