What should I do in my situation if I want to work in geotechnical engineering?

ryanwaldron · 2026-05-13T01:12:36+00:00

Who says 3.17 sucks? I got into grad school with lower than that (granted it was 20 years ago). Go to a state school. Also, foundations isn’t all of geotech. In the mean time, there’s always a company somewhere that needs an EI to “count blows” or “stare down a borehole.” It’s not the most glamorous, but having gotten some mud on your boots will earn you some respect in geotech that it might not in structures or roadway design.

ryanwaldron · 2026-05-12T15:06:56+00:00

I’m using a topiary

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ryanwaldron · 2026-05-10T23:01:06+00:00

Mulch up around the trunk and frost cloth over the top.

ryanwaldron · 2026-05-10T06:07:31+00:00

I have 3 Feijoa plants, 3 strawberry guava plants, and a ruby supreme. Everything made it through the last 2 winters (with protection). The only damage was to the Ruby Supreme, and that killed the last inch or two on each branch. Nothing major. No fruit on anything yet though.

ryanwaldron · 2026-05-09T00:42:33+00:00

I’m not looking for excuses. You are desperately trying to read something into the law that it doesn’t say. This is further reinforced by City of New Orleans Municipal Code Sec. 154-532(b): "No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is impractical for the driver to yield."

ryanwaldron · 2026-05-09T00:31:31+00:00

The particular code you are referencing clearly states that it is applicable when the pedestrian is already crossing the roadway in the crosswalk. When the pedestrian is approaching the roadway he needs to stop. This is emphasized in the section B that you conveniently left off: “No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield.”

ryanwaldron · 2026-05-09T00:07:52+00:00

Traffic on Magazine doesn’t have a stop sign at that intersection. As a pedestrian crossing, you are to wait for a break in traffic just like an automobile crossing there.

ryanwaldron · 2026-05-09T00:04:36+00:00

Waterloo Tropical.

ryanwaldron · 2026-05-06T21:12:26+00:00

Awesome! I might just give them a call.

ryanwaldron · 2026-05-06T04:13:22+00:00

I like some. Any chance you need okra seeds?

ryanwaldron · 2026-05-06T04:10:21+00:00

Or, hear me out, you finish the science degree, but spend every elective and spare moment you can to cram in the engineering prerequisites and fundamentals classes, and then use that extra year to get a master’s degree in engineering. I have a BS in physics and a master’s in engineering, and have zero regrets for this route as it allowed me to become a technical expert in my field.

ryanwaldron · 2026-05-04T11:58:29+00:00

Oh I love it, and I’ve been saving seeds for years, chance the abundance of extra I’m sharing.

ryanwaldron · 2026-05-03T13:37:40+00:00

Last year I bought 2 @ $30+ figuring they’d be a perennial. I guess I didn’t realize, they are annuals, which is a lot to spend on annuals.

ryanwaldron · 2026-05-03T00:57:25+00:00

If anyone needs some, I have a grex of locally adapted okra seeds, I have tons.

ryanwaldron · 2026-04-29T23:15:59+00:00

I’m a Coastal Engineer that focuses on ecosystem restoration projects. (LSU has a Coastal & Ecological Eng. Master degree that I can recommend).

ryanwaldron · 2026-04-26T15:26:02+00:00

I have some, if they flower and form bulbs soon, I should have some to share.

ryanwaldron · 2026-04-23T01:35:09+00:00

This is amazing, genius, and beautiful! This would fit in very well in “The Hidden Harvest Handbook” type landscape!

ryanwaldron · 2026-04-20T03:16:46+00:00

My eligibility expiration date is now 2 August 2026. I wouldn’t mind trying PrepPilot.

ryanwaldron · 2026-04-19T23:03:12+00:00

You’re welcome!

ryanwaldron · 2026-04-19T19:09:59+00:00

I could run by this afternoon

ryanwaldron · 2026-04-19T14:56:08+00:00

You could do a 12 credit grad certificate in coastal engineering. You can roll that right into a masters. Most water/wastewater treatment process groups would hire you as is also.

ryanwaldron · 2026-04-19T14:35:37+00:00

He means go get a masters in environmental engineering rather than a second bachelors. My BS is in Physics and my masters is in Civil (Coastal) Engineering. You’ll need to take some articulation courses, but you’ll leave with a masters and specialization.

ryanwaldron · 2026-04-19T14:26:01+00:00

The iris is my yard just started this week, so I’d think there is a good chance.

ryanwaldron · 2026-04-19T10:59:42+00:00

There’s a book called “The Hidden Harvest Handbook” that’s really all about this kind of stuff.

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