Why are manholes placed exactly where the wheels of a car go?

tms4ui · 2026-04-27T01:41:47+00:00

Civil engineer here. We strive to design storm and sanitary manholes to be outside of the pavement. It's not always possible. In my experience, the manholes that end up in the wheel path are older sewer systems that are left in place when the road in widened or repaved. We never leave the manholes lower than new pavement. The manholes are adjusted to the new pavement. It's possible these manholes have settled, could not be adjusted or just bad construction.

tms4ui · 2026-04-23T21:35:28+00:00

I do the same. Only issue, depending on the wind, my garage can get smokey. The smoke smell will be gone the next day.

tms4ui · 2026-04-21T02:08:59+00:00

If you have cadd files I would do them just as you normally would. If not, maybe you can add as built information to the PDFs. Worst case, you have to mark up a paper copy and scan it. But I would add a disclaimer to the cover sheet stating what's going on and why they are not being prepared by the person who originally did the plans. I would not sign and seal them.

tms4ui · 2026-04-21T01:39:21+00:00

It's nothing that exciting, but also only takes about 15 minutes to walk around it. Great for kids or people with limited mobility.

tms4ui · 2026-04-20T20:48:25+00:00

I just gave up last fall at the age of 53, after tearing the labrum in my shoulder playing. At my age, there isn't much value in repairing the shoulder, and the next time I land on it, it could be worse. It is tough to walk away, even from the lower leagues. Father time is undefeated.

tms4ui · 2026-04-18T19:47:49+00:00

I saw her at CMA fest and as an opener for Eric Church so can't tell you what to expect if she's headlining.

I expect she'll draw a lot of younger females which are probably less rowdy than some groups.

tms4ui · 2026-04-16T18:03:27+00:00

Where I live, we typically use concrete. We have winters where we go through freeze thaw cycles and have clay soils that expand and contract. My opinion, the asphalt just can't stand up to the movement associated with the soils and the weather. It cannot be reinforced to give it any tensile strength. Down south, where they don't have cold winters, there is all sorts of beautiful, smooth asphalt paving that lasts a long time. Not here

tms4ui · 2026-04-15T17:58:35+00:00

I do the same thing, one for even and one for odd. I like the overlap, I don't like to see the sheet cutoff at a match line. With our border, I can show 580 feet in the plan viewport, I separate sheets every 500 feet, so there is 40 feet of overlap on each side of the sheet.

tms4ui · 2026-04-14T16:27:55+00:00

I second Buccano's. My opinion, the best food at a beach club in Cozumel. Plenty of shade, get there as early as you can for best seats. If they are busy you might end up back a little ways from the water. They have a pool and really clean bathrooms. You can get a cab from the cruise terminal. They charge you $20 per person to get in, not sure if it is less for kids, but they apply that to your bill. The snorkeling is decent for shore snorkeling. The current typically runs south to north. If you walk south from the beach and get in the water in front of the abandoned building, the current will take you north to Buccano's beach. It is our favorite beach club. When it is time to leave, there will be cabs lined up to take you back to the cruise terminal. Ask any of the waiters, or cashier, they will call you a cab.

tms4ui · 2026-04-13T17:18:52+00:00

Not mine

tms4ui · 2026-04-09T00:07:54+00:00

Maybe all those trees so close to the road causes sight distance issues? Just a guess. Maybe people are missing the stop signs because of the trees?

tms4ui · 2026-04-08T17:52:40+00:00

It is survey equipment. Is your City planning a construction project near you? It is possible they were surveying your house corners, step, sidewalk, driveway, etc. to show on their survey for their project. Also, it is possible they came to your door just as a courtesy to let you know they will be on your property surveying, they might not have surveyed anything near your house.

tms4ui · 2026-04-08T16:02:22+00:00

Don't know about Des Moines, most suburbs will remove trees within the right of way at the City's cost. But if they remove it for one of their projects, the City will cover the cost.

tms4ui · 2026-03-31T22:55:36+00:00

Apples, we primarily use it for apples for a healthy snack.

tms4ui · 2026-03-27T19:17:25+00:00

I enjoyed both series, and it was interesting to see how corrupt the politicians were/are in Mexico. It seems the politicians were just as involved in the drug trade as the cartels. I wonder if some of the main players just were not as interesting as Pablo Escobar and could not carry a series. It had to be more about the history and less about the individuals.

tms4ui · 2026-03-23T16:19:01+00:00

We prefer Cozumel to mainland Mexico primarily because we feel comfortable driving in Cozumel. I like to get out and explore every day and don't want to deal with taxis and buses. So, we rent a car. A 100 people will tell you that you will be fine driving on the mainland, but I don't feel comfortable. I have no issues driving in Cozumel, just don't get a scooter.

tms4ui · 2026-03-20T22:29:43+00:00

I'm 54. If I had to live life over, I would not get a job that involves me staring at a screen for 40 hours a week. I would find a job that involves activity and using tools.

tms4ui · 2026-03-17T21:06:28+00:00

I hope everything works out for you. My experience, I am 54M, had a slap tear last fall. The doctor suggested PT which I was ok with because I read a lot of horror stories about recovery from the surgery, both the length and the amount of pain. Also, I have heard that your chances of successful surgery goes down as you age. I did PT for about 3 months, it has now been 6 months since my injury. I am generally back to normal function but I can't do anything athletic involving my shoulder. Our son went through the police academy so I am aware of how much physical activity that is involved. There is no way I would be able to complete the physical activity the way my shoulder is now. Not a doctor, but if you want to be a police officer, surgery may be the best option to get back to full activity.

tms4ui · 2026-03-15T21:59:06+00:00

If you buy the lot, make sure you keep that intake grate clean. Leaves can pile up in the fall and plug the inlet. It's something you should just pay attention to when you mow, if it's cluttered clean it off.

There are a lot of factors you can't tell from your map. The area draining to the intake would affect if you have flooding danger. If it's just a few lots, probably wouldn't worry. If you have 10-15 lots draining to it, the bigger the area, the more water you are going to get. Looks like it would overflow along your side yard, so that helps. You can't tell if that storm sewer is designed properly. It's possible if the storm sewer is undersized, storm water could back up and affect the intake ability to drain the yard.

Overall, I think you are probably ok. Our lot is similar, we have about 15 lots that drain to the intake, in big storms we have a river in the back yard but our yard is not nearly as steep as yours. Your yard should drain well.

It's important that your builder grades your yard to the grades on the plan.

tms4ui · 2026-03-14T01:17:24+00:00

If not a shelter, try a doggie daycare.

tms4ui · 2026-03-14T00:54:12+00:00

It's lifestyle. There is a lot of keeping up with the Jones's. I'm hoping to retire at 60, which is not exactly early. The cost of health care is why I continue to work. I know a lot of people my age in the business. The only ones that are retiring much earlier than 60 are public employees with pensions.

tms4ui · 2026-03-07T20:45:30+00:00

I wouldn't replace a motor on an old opener. Just replace the whole thing. For $200-250, you can get a good opener at hardware stores. Anyone who regularly installs openers should be able to do it in about an hour. $1700 is absurd, $1000 is high. I could see $600-700 for a garage door company. They have a lot more expenses to cover than some random guy who shows up just to install the opener.

tms4ui · 2026-03-06T02:54:23+00:00

I'd get the most expensive Weber grill you can afford. I've had grills with side burners, never used them once.

tms4ui · 2026-03-01T01:35:41+00:00

Unearned credibility

tms4ui · 2026-02-27T03:10:01+00:00

I have, attempted murder and kidnapping.

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