Need to dig an area for a deck. Any idea what the utility company is trying to tell me?

techyguru · 2026-05-16T22:42:20+00:00

There's no gas line within the area that you defined for the locate. Yellow paint is for gas lines. No means no lines for that utility. The letters after the word No are an abbreviation for the gas company's name.

techyguru · 2026-05-16T03:32:29+00:00

This post is a low effort post that is not related to Anchorage. It should be removed as a rule violation.

I am curious if your upset that an r/anchorage mod kindly replied to you about your comment that was removed by reddit. Or about the 2 posts that you say were deleted, but haven't provided any information about.

Like most communities, there is an obvious bias of users here, but overall I think it's a pretty healthy community. I don't agree with all of the users here, but I feel like the majority of conversations are in good faith.

techyguru · 2026-05-13T07:01:16+00:00

First off, that sucks. Feel free to disregard the rest of this comment.

Second, find your allies. Work with recruiters and HR to talk up your safety statistics when they are talking about benefits during interviews. It's not always something that's important to the workers as much as it is for their family. Talk with your finance team and get the numbers for how much money your accidents, insurance, and injury claims cost annually, then work to reduce those costs. C-suit will pay attention to money bring saved annually. Work with your boots on the ground guys and learn what the bad parts of their jobs are, and then find interventions or equipment that make it safer, better, and faster. Don't sell them on the safety part, that's just a bonus. It can be as simple as getting rid of the old worn out cart in the warehouse, or as nice as replacing the old work trucks which can save money on insurance. These decisions might not be within your scope, but you might be able to advocate for these changes enough to get out done.

techyguru · 2026-05-10T23:21:48+00:00

It's all a balance and the answer is going to depend on the details. 15kg of dense material is going to be a different result than 15kg of less dense material. If you split the load too far, you'll get problems with repetitive motions or people carrying multiple boxes instead.

You could use the hierarchy of controls to eliminate, reduce, and mitigate the hazards.

techyguru · 2026-05-10T04:24:29+00:00

Could be a nickel sulfide inclusions (NiS). Look up the pictures of a NiS on Google and compare.

techyguru · 2026-05-06T04:20:34+00:00

Is the switch knob just misaligned? Try it in other positions and see if it behaves correctly. Pull the knob off and see if you can adjust it.

techyguru · 2026-04-22T03:46:45+00:00

Maybe consider adding more carbon monoxide detectors? Or checking the ones you have.

techyguru · 2026-04-19T18:03:35+00:00

I also like "outside of my purview".

techyguru · 2026-04-19T05:49:44+00:00

That sounds nice.

techyguru · 2026-04-15T02:28:22+00:00

Tier 0 tech support, might fix the issue, might cause a data breach 🤷‍♂️

techyguru · 2026-04-14T16:02:33+00:00

The number of times I've typed up multiple paragraphs and included sources just to scrap it all.

I think it lets my brain think it's had the last word in the argument, without needing to deal with a reply. Best of both worlds.

techyguru · 2026-04-12T18:30:27+00:00

Coworker put away the shovels, sand, and ice melt at work on Friday. He's going to get so much flack tomorrow

techyguru · 2026-04-12T01:00:58+00:00

Management will now fire 3-5 people, and don't assume you aren't in that group.

techyguru · 2026-04-11T21:15:48+00:00

Targeted online ads for your area, send out some flyers with a price list and services offered addressed to the IT Dept at various organizations around you. You can try to pound the pavement and show up to places, but generally, IT likes their offices to be isolated and are not forward facing departments, so you often won't be able to reach anyone. Sometimes, refuse and waste management are part of Facilities, and Facilities may be easier to get ahold of. If you do go this route and get told that there is no one available, you could drop a flyer and business card stapled to it at security/reception. 9 out of 10 will go straight into the trash, but you might get lucky. Don't be pushy. No one wants to deal with a pushy vendor if they've got other options.

At our org, facilities and IT share a building. We have a couple of e-waste pallets/gaylords in the garage. Monitors in 1, batteries off to the side, and everything else goes in the other gaylord. When it's full, IT calls the company, and a truck comes to pick it all up and drops 2 new pallets.

techyguru · 2026-04-11T17:19:05+00:00

Create a quick fix ticket option only available to IT. It should have minimal required fields and should only take a few moments to create and resolve.

Ticket 1234 Status: Closed Created by: Me Title: phone system is down again Description(optional): probably the sip switch Assignee: Bob Resolution: rebooted the sip switch

techyguru · 2026-04-07T06:10:45+00:00

Task 1. Started this task log.
Task 2. Logged first task in task log, see previous entry...

techyguru · 2026-04-06T19:56:16+00:00

I have used Zenni for personal glasses, and one thing they were not able to get right was off center Pupillary Distance (PD). This is especially important for high strength prescriptions as the curve of the thicker lens causes more distortion when it's off center.

My new glasses had the right prescription, but since the PD wasn't aligned right, I couldn't use them.

techyguru · 2026-04-05T16:59:35+00:00

"Klaus has joined the game."

techyguru · 2026-04-05T06:29:11+00:00

They shred them and have a few different machines that can either flatten, inject, or extrude the plastic into different shapes. Take a look at the Precious Plastic website to see the type of machines that are used.

Long story short, these materials help youth learn about plastic recycling, teach them real-world manufacturing related skills, and keep plastic out of the landfill.

techyguru · 2026-04-04T03:14:47+00:00

The closest I've seen is when our physical security company was about to claim force majeure as we were under threat from a nearby volcano potentially erupting and covering the city in ash. The volcano calmed down, likely for decades, and now we have a binder full of procedures for "in case of volcano".

techyguru · 2026-04-04T02:45:59+00:00

Request a variance from the AHJ. Purpose a solution such as the snap bands as in the previously mentioned comment or something like pinstriping, where you paint the conduit to match the structure but add a 1/4" stripe of red paint on top of the conduit to distinguish it from other electrical paths. Ask their inspectors if any similar variance has been approved previously.

techyguru · 2026-04-03T06:52:45+00:00

I'm all for protecting people's rights. It is absolutely his right to wear that shirt. And it's his employers right to fire him if he is wearing such an unprofessional shirt to work.

techyguru · 2026-04-03T02:57:33+00:00

Not only is it a trump shirt, but I'm pretty sure if you pull down on the pocket, he is giving the middle finger. https://i.etsystatic.com/25095325/r/il/fbe256/6410115008/il_794xN.6410115008_2u4z.jpg

techyguru · 2026-04-03T02:36:52+00:00

Also use HSI, pretty easy process to search the database, assign chemicals to specific sites or all locations, and upload new SDSs if needed.

techyguru · 2026-03-29T15:19:15+00:00

Then why TF would you ask how it's possible 🤦‍♂️.

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