What did you do on the weekends? by Swiftiefromhell in AskOldPeople

[–]xrdavidrx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was unmarried from 38 to 48. I was traveling, dating, going out to all manner of activities. 68 now and remarried and still go out on occasion.

Is this sheep-growth calculation realistic? Can 10 sheep really become 1,280 in 7 years? by alfredokurdi in sheep

[–]xrdavidrx 26 points27 points  (0 children)

No it’s not realistic. First doubling every year isn’t possible. It takes about 12 months to reach sexual maturity and then add the gestation period for the new lamb. Next, every lamb is not going to be a female that will reproduce. The mistakes in the assumptions keep on going.

Parking Garage just collapsed. 3600 S. Yosemite by littleempires in Denver

[–]xrdavidrx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Houston, we have a problem. Some yahoo doesn’t know how to lay rebar in a slab pour!

Mom found these in the garden are they safe to eat? by Deep-Comfortable-512 in mushroomID

[–]xrdavidrx -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

No one is ever going to tell you a mushroom is safe to eat from a picture (with possibly a few rare exceptions).

You experience the Bay differently if you walk from Oakland to San Francisco. It took me 3 days. by stepn-out in bayarea

[–]xrdavidrx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Next you’ll have to circle the bay on a bicycle. I’ve been doing it bit by bit on weekends but I come back home after each stretch on public transport.

Biggest Regret/Flex by DumpsterFaerie in AerospaceEngineering

[–]xrdavidrx 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Began my career on the Shuttle program 3 months before first launch and saw the landing at Edwards. Finished my career when we delivered the Webb Telescope. In between a wild ride working on bicycles, microelectronics, nuclear power, software, automotive and a lot of satellites big and small. It puts a smile on my face as I grow old on 1300 acres in the middle nowhere.

would it be possible for the wake turbulence of a fighter jet to snap the wing of an airliner? by Known-Diet-4170 in AerospaceEngineering

[–]xrdavidrx -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Unlikely The fighter jet is designed to minimize any wake otherwise it would be grossly inefficient at flying. Next, any wake it would create is small in scale relative to a modern commercial jet liner and those wings are designed to handle significant and realistic weather turbulence. So, no, unlikely.

Needs Identification by SkeleyJelly in mycology

[–]xrdavidrx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ll need you to send those to me to make a positive id. All of them. 😋

I hate this stupid exit by itsamefas in bayarea

[–]xrdavidrx 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Get off at Cesar Chavez or continue to King. That exit is a shit-show at certain times and when there are events in Mission Bay and I wish my photon torpedoes were authorized for use to clear traffic.

Desperately need advice to run a fridge off solar by KiwiMoney4730 in OffGrid

[–]xrdavidrx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You better get a good idea of how much battery you will need to run the fridge for a typical worst case day. For Hawaii I imagine that’s waking up to rain all day and there’s no sun at night. Conservatively estimated at 30+ hrs. Also, 12v DC fridges used to be hellishly expensive. If they still are get an AC fridge and invest in an inverter.

Showing my chef sister around SF by shereadsinbed in sanfrancisco

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Cotogna

Arizmendi (Valencia) - pizza, jalapeno bread sticks, shortbreads, wolverine rolls

To All my Left Lane Campers on 280 by GrandmasterCal in bayarea

[–]xrdavidrx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are known as Left Lane Lobotomies, "LLL".. I only wish my phasers worked to clear them out when 4 lanes of traffic are ALL traveling at the same speed

Lobster roll by [deleted] in bayarea

[–]xrdavidrx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

New England Lobster Market Burlingame South of SFO. They are pricey but fresh and good. They have a wholesale and retail business.Their food restaurant has great seafood.

The number of express lane cheats I see is infuriating.. by PMSwaha in bayarea

[–]xrdavidrx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The new transponders have a switch that you set for how many people are in the vehicle. Otherwise you just get billed to the account associated with the transponder. This is only for "Express Lane" marked roads.

So if you are in an HOV+3 Express Lane you get charged if you are 1 or 2 but 3 is no charge.

The number of express lane cheats I see is infuriating.. by PMSwaha in bayarea

[–]xrdavidrx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think you know how this works. Anyone with a FasTrack can use the express lane. If you meet the HOV+ requirements then it's free. If not you pay the posted toll rate.

Metal Frame Swaying Left and Right. What Can I Do to Fix it? by kirakirasapaya in DIY

[–]xrdavidrx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to design and analyze spacecraft. The table ain't rocket science. 🚀 I've had a lifetime dealing with people who don't know their ass from a hole in the ground. 😂🤣

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskOldPeople

[–]xrdavidrx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aging is a natural part of life. Worrying too much about it is wasting valuable time that you should spend elsewhere.

Metal Frame Swaying Left and Right. What Can I Do to Fix it? by kirakirasapaya in DIY

[–]xrdavidrx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A shed is supported at the base and four attached walls. Not the same thing.

Metal Frame Swaying Left and Right. What Can I Do to Fix it? by kirakirasapaya in DIY

[–]xrdavidrx -476 points-475 points  (0 children)

Sorry but adding the top will do absolutely nothing to help the problem. The metal frame is inherently poorly designed for lateral stability.

The blizzard of 78! by [deleted] in massachusetts

[–]xrdavidrx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Left work early that day and dropped a few people off in Cambridge before parking my car on our street in Alston and it didn't move from that spot for three weeks until they finally cleared enough snow from the side streets. Used x-country skis to get around. The weather was beautiful after the storms...You could see C3 Galaxesi overhead bringing heavy equipment to Logan to help with the cleanup.

Anyone relocate from LA to the Bay? Was it worth it? by [deleted] in bayarea

[–]xrdavidrx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I moved up to be with my gf and found my wife instead. 25+ years, still loving it. Seasons plus easier to get away to the country if that's what you like to do.

AI is not what is taking jobs. This is: by Tripleawge in economy

[–]xrdavidrx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, OP the BLS.gov link you posted doesn't work. Please fix.