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rdenney said:
The highway authority around here installed what they called "plant mix seal," which is porous asphalt, on a major local highway where it cross a ridge. The stuff worked really well. I wondered what it would take to keep it maintained, and soon enough I found out: They didn't keep it maintained. I think they used regular hot-mix at the last mill and overlay.

One thing is for certain: They apparently don't care much about drainage performance off the pavement surface. :rolleyes:

Rick "hard to maintain, apparently" Denney
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I know it lasts only 10 years or so instead of the 15 for hard surfaces, but its so much nicer to drive on. Can't see shit when I drive on hard surfaces when it is raining or its wet. I guess we have the advantage that we only get a couple of days of snow a year and apart from that its just regular rain. Plus, our road network is probably the #1 or #2 in the world in terms of maintenance.
 
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I know it lasts only 10 years or so instead of the 15 for hard surfaces, but its so much nicer to drive on. Can't see shit when I drive on hard surfaces when it is raining or its wet. I guess we have the advantage that we only get a couple of days of snow a year and apart from that its just regular rain. Plus, our road network is probably the #1 or #2 in the world in terms of maintenance.
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I agree.
 
I did not expect to find this here, but I appreciate it. Oh, man, where do I even start? After about 20 years of UX and product management roles, in 2019 I found myself in a hostile work environment, a health-tech/genetic testing company that was engaging in questionable insurance billing practices. I mentioned "hey, maybe we shouldn't commit insurance fraud?" and then things went bad for me. I took 6 months of salary as a separation package and figured it had always been 3 or 4 months between jobs before, that should be plenty of runway... what I didn't account for was that California has protections for workers over 40 that only disincentivize companies from hiring 40+ applicants. Why would you hire someone that is more difficult to fire? Add in some institutionalized Silicon Valley ageism, a pandemic, and then a never-ending cycle of layoffs at FAANG that just placed everyone with Google or Amazon or Facebook on their resume at the front of the line for open positions and... my career was just over. I applied to over 4,000 jobs, had more than 200 phone interviews, almost 100 second round, no offers. It will be 7 years of unemployment soon. I've led projects across multiple companies that combined have generated over $1 billion dollars of new value. I have expertise in usability, user testing, front-end development, and I'm a great product manager, but I finally just gave up after my wife left and interviewing became too depressing to continue; at that point it was literally life and death for me, another bad interview could have sent me over the edge. I'm getting by now with selling the possessions I acquired when I had a job on eBay. Anyone interested in an ADI-2 DAC? And yeah, recruiters, 24 year old kids are gatekeepers for me keeping my house, that's awesome. The last hiring manager I interviewed with was in the 6th grade when I started my career. Wonderful.
 
I am 55 wirh 25 years of experience working with the homeless and seven in law enforcement. I am burnt out with middle mangagement. I would like to be a personal care aide for independent older people who may need companionship and light care. I have a exceptional references from educators, doctors, and lot of formerly homeless people (that I am honored to call my friends) I am looking for a particular situation. I am seriously good with people. My kids might differ with this description. Though it never comes up when they need money :). Teasing aside, I am willing to take assignments and possibly live in. I am fastidious and low maintenance. I am not a cook,however. I can make breakfast and steak. I come from a huge family of 8 kids. We have 15 children between us so I am very family oriented. I also have had a colorful life so I feel like I have a lot to offer others on terms of arts, music, literature.
LesterHiggins said:
I did not expect to find this here, but I appreciate it. Oh, man, where do I even start? After about 20 years of UX and product management roles, in 2019 I found myself in a hostile work environment, a health-tech/genetic testing company that was engaging in questionable insurance billing practices. I mentioned "hey, maybe we shouldn't commit insurance fraud?" and then things went bad for me. I took 6 months of salary as a separation package and figured it had always been 3 or 4 months between jobs before, that should be plenty of runway... what I didn't account for was that California has protections for workers over 40 that only disincentivize companies from hiring 40+ applicants. Why would you hire someone that is more difficult to fire? Add in some institutionalized Silicon Valley ageism, a pandemic, and then a never-ending cycle of layoffs at FAANG that just placed everyone with Google or Amazon or Facebook on their resume at the front of the line for open positions and... my career was just over. I applied to over 4,000 jobs, had more than 200 phone interviews, almost 100 second round, no offers. It will be 7 years of unemployment soon. I've led projects across multiple companies that combined have generated over $1 billion dollars of new value. I have expertise in usability, user testing, front-end development, and I'm a great product manager, but I finally just gave up after my wife left and interviewing became too depressing to continue; at that point it was literally life and death for me, another bad interview could have sent me over the edge. I'm getting by now with selling the possessions I acquired when I had a job on eBay. Anyone interested in an ADI-2 DAC? And yeah, recruiters, 24 year old kids are gatekeepers for me keeping my house, that's awesome. The last hiring manager I interviewed with was in the 6th grade when I started my career. Wonderful.
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I prayed for your situation. I am sorry. I know how devasting unemployment can be when your older.
 
LesterHiggins said:
I did not expect to find this here, but I appreciate it. Oh, man, where do I even start? After about 20 years of UX and product management roles, in 2019 I found myself in a hostile work environment, a health-tech/genetic testing company that was engaging in questionable insurance billing practices. I mentioned "hey, maybe we shouldn't commit insurance fraud?" and then things went bad for me. I took 6 months of salary as a separation package and figured it had always been 3 or 4 months between jobs before, that should be plenty of runway... what I didn't account for was that California has protections for workers over 40 that only disincentivize companies from hiring 40+ applicants. Why would you hire someone that is more difficult to fire? Add in some institutionalized Silicon Valley ageism, a pandemic, and then a never-ending cycle of layoffs at FAANG that just placed everyone with Google or Amazon or Facebook on their resume at the front of the line for open positions and... my career was just over. I applied to over 4,000 jobs, had more than 200 phone interviews, almost 100 second round, no offers. It will be 7 years of unemployment soon. I've led projects across multiple companies that combined have generated over $1 billion dollars of new value. I have expertise in usability, user testing, front-end development, and I'm a great product manager, but I finally just gave up after my wife left and interviewing became too depressing to continue; at that point it was literally life and death for me, another bad interview could have sent me over the edge. I'm getting by now with selling the possessions I acquired when I had a job on eBay. Anyone interested in an ADI-2 DAC? And yeah, recruiters, 24 year old kids are gatekeepers for me keeping my house, that's awesome. The last hiring manager I interviewed with was in the 6th grade when I started my career. Wonderful.
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have you tried to work with uber and other delivery companies. My uncle went from Pakistan to US and had struggled in the initial years but now his son has completed university and has started supporting him and the family.
initial years are difficult but when your son and daughter gets jobs things improves.
 
LesterHiggins said:
I did not expect to find this here, but I appreciate it. Oh, man, where do I even start? After about 20 years of UX and product management roles, in 2019 I found myself in a hostile work environment, a health-tech/genetic testing company that was engaging in questionable insurance billing practices. I mentioned "hey, maybe we shouldn't commit insurance fraud?" and then things went bad for me. I took 6 months of salary as a separation package and figured it had always been 3 or 4 months between jobs before, that should be plenty of runway... what I didn't account for was that California has protections for workers over 40 that only disincentivize companies from hiring 40+ applicants. Why would you hire someone that is more difficult to fire? Add in some institutionalized Silicon Valley ageism, a pandemic, and then a never-ending cycle of layoffs at FAANG that just placed everyone with Google or Amazon or Facebook on their resume at the front of the line for open positions and... my career was just over. I applied to over 4,000 jobs, had more than 200 phone interviews, almost 100 second round, no offers. It will be 7 years of unemployment soon. I've led projects across multiple companies that combined have generated over $1 billion dollars of new value. I have expertise in usability, user testing, front-end development, and I'm a great product manager, but I finally just gave up after my wife left and interviewing became too depressing to continue; at that point it was literally life and death for me, another bad interview could have sent me over the edge. I'm getting by now with selling the possessions I acquired when I had a job on eBay. Anyone interested in an ADI-2 DAC? And yeah, recruiters, 24 year old kids are gatekeepers for me keeping my house, that's awesome. The last hiring manager I interviewed with was in the 6th grade when I started my career. Wonderful.
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Boy, that was depressing and tough to read! I thought my son had it tough. Unfortunately things are getting worse. Now the 24 year old gatekeeper has been replaced with an AI agent that does the phone interview!!!
 
sabih said:
have you tried to work with uber and other delivery companies. My uncle went from Pakistan to US and had struggled in the initial years but now his son has completed university and has started supporting him and the family.
initial years are difficult but when your son and daughter gets jobs things improves.
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I have given it a lot of thought, but the blocker for me has been that I don't want to get arrested for shanking the first passenger I get who talks about their job as a product manager in the back of my car. LOL, seriously though, I have thought about it, but for 1 I've had some really severe back pain that took a year and a half to get an actual sensible diagnosis, and honestly I don't think that after the cost of a vehicle lease or loan payment, gasoline, tire wear, and engine wear that driving for Uber can actually pay even minimum wage. I'd rather spend time with my dogs while they're still around and burn through my retirement savings.
 
amirm said:
Boy, that was depressing and tough to read! I thought my son had it tough. Unfortunately things are getting worse. Now the 24 year old gatekeeper has been replaced with an AI agent that does the phone interview!!!
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You know, it was a tough and depressing time, and for product managers the same thing as developers happened - overnight every job listing wanted "deep experience" in LLM and machine learning. There's no possible way there are that many people with the experience they're looking for, but the candidates who get the jobs either have an in with the hiring manager already, or they just bullshit and lie. But there are 10-20x as many developer jobs as PM/UX openings. Your son will land on his feet, if he hasn't already. And I have to say thank you, because the #1 thing that seems to be pulling me out of the funk is engaging with audio on a much deeper level than ever before, and this site has been part of that. And to all you boys and girls out there chasing good sound, I know it's boring, but you have to acoustically treat your listening environment. If you're short on funds, go to Home Depot, get a bigass bag of rockwool, a couple of curtains, and some cardboard boxes, and get to work. Here's what I put together to my right - a DIY bass trap in the corner, I filled the back of that canvas art with rockwool for broadband absorption, and the faux palm adds some nice diffusion.
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