What are you doing right now?

**tmso** · July 28th, 2009, 09:13 AM

Originally Posted by Daddy Darth

TMSO - what is wetland delineation?

The US Army Corps of Engineers are responsible for maintaining the health of our waterways and wetlands. If someone decides to develop their land (i.e. shopping mall, house, boardwalk, gravel pit, whatever) and that land is suitable or the right vegetation type, then a wetland delineation (where you go out and map all wetland vegetation types like vernal pools, stream channels, wet or dry, etc.) needs to occur. The resultant map is reported to the Army Corp. They review your maps and plans and then tell you what you can and can't do with your wetlands. If you plan to obliterate the existing wetlands, then you have to mitigate that impact by either building wetlands somewhere else close by or modify your development so that you don't obliterate the wetlands. It's a very big thing out here in the arid west. At least, in my line of work, it's a very big thing. You asked.

**tmso** · July 28th, 2009, 09:17 AM

But right now, I'm working on a fuels mitigation map for a lot in the Santa Lucia Preserve (which is just a uber-rich neighborhood near Carmel, CA).

**Ickle Lulu** · July 28th, 2009, 12:03 PM

Some good news to share!

After over six months being unemployed, I now finally have a job! Got the offer yesterday and will be starting Wednesday next week.

It's not my dream job or my dream salary but any job is worth having in this economic climate! I'm going to be a Sales Assistant in a local branch of the UK's biggest chemist/pharmacy shop chain - Boots. This should hopefully tide me over until I can enter my chosen profession (law).

**tmso** · July 28th, 2009, 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by Ickle Lulu

After over six months being unemployed, I now finally have a job! Got the offer yesterday and will be starting Wednesday next week.

Congratulations!

**ArizhelKaltak** · August 5th, 2009, 04:49 PM

Listening to 7th Son Book Three: Destruction by J.C. Hutchins

It's awesome!

**Daddy Darth** · August 6th, 2009, 06:52 AM

Dreaming of the beach, golf, cold beer. Summer has finally realy started here in the East. I hope it lasts into November some time.

**NickeeCoco** · August 6th, 2009, 10:55 AM

I'm drinking tea and dreading having to go into work tonight. Ugh. Afternoons.

**EsotericForest** · August 6th, 2009, 08:10 PM

Well, obviously I'm posting on this topic. Other than that I just got done writing a practice essay for an upcoming test.

**HellCold** · August 7th, 2009, 08:15 AM

Was just reading Time Traveller's Wife. Marvellous book!

But now I'm on my PC wasting time before I hang out with friends...

**Daddy Darth** · August 19th, 2009, 02:00 PM

Just wrapping up here at work - it has been a long day. My wife has abandoned me to go the the city and pick up her visiting girlfriend and they are going to have fun. So I will be picking up the kidlings shortly and it is 40 degress with the humidex so McDonalds here we come - keep the AC on.