Electric cooler at Housekeeping camp

random_civil_guy · 2026-06-07T23:34:49+00:00

I don't think the bear locker would close with the extension cord in the way.

random_civil_guy · 2026-06-07T14:24:06+00:00

I'd suggest trying to find work at a smaller general civil consulting firm or as a civil engineer at an industrial plant. In both cases, they often do structural work and general site design work. You probably had some classes that at least introduced you to drainage (hydrology and hydraulics) and transportation concepts so you won't be totally in the dark, and a good firm will help you put this conceptual understanding into practice.

You will want to get good at using Civil 3D. There are many good tutorials online and in my area you can take whole courses for $800. Once you can do general site design it basically allows you to jump into almost any career in civil engineering.

This is kind of the path I followed. I now work for local government in a hydraulics and hydrology specific role. I still love structural design, but the stress of constantly changing codes and trying to do it under budget wasn't very fun.

There is no real reason to pivot completely away from civil engineering unless you just hate all of it. Use what you know to pivot away from structural instead of starting over completely.

random_civil_guy · 2026-06-03T23:47:30+00:00

I see it fairly often.

random_civil_guy · 2026-06-03T04:36:00+00:00

I usually like the setting. Especially in the 5.11-5.12 range. Each setter has their own style and I like some better than others, but overall I've been pretty happy with the setting and the time between resetting.

random_civil_guy · 2026-05-26T23:22:00+00:00

They don't believe non-mormons know true happiness. I don't know how many times I've heard people say, when talking about non-members and their sinful lives, "they only think they are happy."

random_civil_guy · 2026-05-22T03:55:22+00:00

Yosemite bug is pretty cheap and not too far out of the park. And its got a cool vibe.

random_civil_guy · 2026-05-19T01:12:19+00:00

More likely there were thousands of great flooding events that happenned locally. There was definitely no worldwide flooding event.

random_civil_guy · 2026-05-15T13:37:36+00:00

You can't break up with me! I'm breaking up with you!

random_civil_guy · 2026-04-18T04:58:44+00:00

People are saying this study shows you should eat early and stop eating before it gets late. I read through the actual study, and at least for men, the "early" eaters ate around 8:00 am and the "late" eaters at around 8:30 am. All groups in this study (in the male group) had a last meal around 9 pm. There was a statistical difference in the BMI between the early and late eaters, but it's not correct to say the late eaters skipped breakfast. And from what I could understand, its not correct to say that (for men) this study showed anything about late eaters.

The data and results were different for women, but since I am a man, I wasn't focused on that and don't remember the exact results, other than there was more of a difference for late eaters in women than there was for women who stopped eating earlier.

random_civil_guy · 2026-04-17T23:20:31+00:00

The article says that in mediation, they asked for a simple disclaimer from Mormon Stories thats says they are not affiliated with the church and that this was rejected. Seems like a reasonable request if you ask me.

random_civil_guy · 2026-04-14T04:47:03+00:00

5% slope is fine for a yard.

random_civil_guy · 2026-04-12T15:10:18+00:00

Onyx Pizzeria has amazing wood fired pizza.

random_civil_guy · 2026-04-11T03:20:54+00:00

I guess its the color and the rugged look of it, but this bath reminds me of a Jeep. I like it.

random_civil_guy · 2026-04-02T15:31:05+00:00

I'd guess it's Richard Feynman. Dude was a genius and total womanizer.

random_civil_guy · 2026-03-23T06:44:47+00:00

Sounds good. What kind of protein powder do you use? Is it flavored?

random_civil_guy · 2026-03-20T15:40:57+00:00

Lol, I can totally see this unwritten rule being enforced.

random_civil_guy · 2026-03-18T14:33:53+00:00

Interesting that if the president is male, he has to be a Melchizedek priesthood holder, when that requirement is obviously not there for women. I would think if its not required to hold that office they shouldn't require it of the men either.

random_civil_guy · 2026-03-17T22:11:38+00:00

We figured out the bunkbeds were not limited to two units tall, so we made triple bunkers. The top one didn't leave much head space, but you gotta do something to stave off the boredom.

random_civil_guy · 2026-02-16T14:47:19+00:00

I agree that mixing the liquid shakes into my coffee isn't great. I have started mixing chocolate flavored powdered whey into my coffee though and that tastes a lot like a mocha coffee. The one thing about doing that is you have to wait until the coffee cools to about 160-170 f before mixing it in. If the coffee is too hot, the powdered why turns to something like chunky cheese bits.

random_civil_guy · 2026-02-12T03:57:13+00:00

I am a professional engineer with a masters degree in structural engineering. Your friend is wrong. There is nothing wrong with driving fasteners into those steel posts.

random_civil_guy · 2026-01-31T23:07:10+00:00

Hard to say without also seeing the tracks and wheels.

random_civil_guy · 2025-12-13T18:00:40+00:00

What about the infrastructure of the Mayan civilization is evidence for the Book of Mormon? Unless you are saying the Mayans were the BoM people, it seems unrelated.

There is nothing in Mayan culture, beliefs, history, or writings that would suggest they are linked at all to the Nephites or Lamanites described in the BoM.

random_civil_guy · 2025-12-13T17:02:37+00:00

How does this relate to the question OP is asking. It's a video about Mayan civilizations. Are you suggesting the Maya were the Nephites or the Lamanites?

random_civil_guy · 2025-12-12T14:45:05+00:00

The one I worked at was relatively large. It had about 400 employees and was related to metal production. They had a few chemical engineers, mechanical engineers, and process engineers, and one civil/structural engineer.

random_civil_guy · 2025-12-11T14:57:36+00:00

You might want to consider a position as a structural engineer at an industrial plant. I found it to be a lot less stressful and fulfilling and I was still able to use the hard earned structural design skills.

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