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These links are perfect! Thank you very much - definitely have a better grasp on what I am doing after going through all this.

Is there a specific program anyone can point me towards to perform a breach study and surrounding impact from flood? It appears HEC-RAS (Army Corps. free program) can model but I have never used this program before, neither has anyone in the office. I have pretty decent field data (x-sections...

I would love to have a conversation on the 'Green Movement' and who is really pushing/profiting in the end. Make Engineers more aware of who is really paying for the new solar fields springing up everywhere, how developers actually make money in the end when a wind turbine gets erected (not...

Most of the time it depends on the type of project and what aspects you are certifying. The larger authorities (state and federal) have standard forms available online for you to fill out/stamp while local authories (cities and towns) require a more project specific letter which you would...

By far the game that ate up most of my playing time on NES: SNAKE RATTLE 'N ROLL Followed by a close second: RAD RACER - had to be the 3D version though Man my nostolgia meter is off the charts right now. My older brother and I begging Dad to take us to the movie rental store where we...

Would you decide to be one if you could start all over? If I could start over again at 14, I am not sure I would take the same road. Granted I get paid decently (a lot better than my friends who went to school for a Bachelor of the Arts degree) and my work is rewarding/challenging, I sometimes...

Us Engineers have some work to get to in the Mother Land:

This is a very gray area and I am glad that I get to read differing opinions on it too. I am an EIT but when I applied for my mortgage, I used Civil Engineer as my occupation - if I wrote Engineer-In-Training they would probably start asking questions. Unfortunately like it has been stated...

well this might be good news. Pabst Blue Ribbon is considering putting in a bid for Twinkies - the possibilities would be endless

It gets even worse....Drake was owned by hostess as well.

I have been working for about 3 years now at the same company and it took about half that time to truly feel comfortable in my shoes. The first few months were very interesting to say the least - I graduated with this preconception that I would rock the engineering world, throw your problem at...

I have been working at my current company for about 3 years now and once every 6 months or so, I update my resume to reflect the new responsibilites and accomplishments I have achieved. The issue I have though is with the content of my resume compared to the "perfect resume material" all the...

I had a lovely case of scoliosis as a child and wore a back brace for years to help straighten my spine. After a few years of growing to fit the brace it was able to come off and I was told by my doctor that a Chiropractor should be visited every few months to keep everything in line. Are they...

So when you bill your time at the end of the day (or week depending on how it works), do you have unaccounted hours that you put in, or omit them and consider them a gift to the boss? For example, I came in this morning at 7:45 and I will leave at 5, but I will only bill 8 hours in the...

If you are salary, how well to you keep track of billable time to jobs? Do you bill 8 hours for the day, or do you wittle it down to minute tasks?

Man, this guy is relentless!

How do you do it? There are times where I am in charge of 5-6 different projects and all of them have varying degrees of due dates and milestones to reach. It is damn near impossible to keep track of all of them at once and sometimes I find myself completely forgetting about an assignment...

I just went through this a couple weeks ago, even made my own thread entitled "How to Gracefully Leave a Company". I was set in my ways that no counter-offer would be accepted because the new job promised to open many doors that were completely out of reach at the current company. Guess what...

Previous employees who have left have been treated as would be expected. Gave their two weeks, wrapped up their work and passed it on to others and said their good-byes on their last scheduled day; I would expect no different. Luckily a lot of my projects are in the lull before the spring...