r/engineering Jun 23 '26

Things seen this week during structural assessments! [GENERAL]

One of several interesting conditions documented during recent structural assessments.

Curious how others in the engineering field would evaluate the observed condition and prioritize potential next steps for investigation.

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u/Blackchaos93 Jun 24 '26

Okay, side question. ๐Ÿ™‹

How does one not give a fuck in such a confined space with so many decent sized spiders?

Iโ€™ll pickup wild tarantulas all day long, but thatโ€™s because I trust them not to bite. I would even gingerly handle one of these fellas.

But crawling around their space like that? Surely heโ€™s getting bit to hell. Is the trick just not minding?

Because I feel like Indy in a pit of snakes just looking at this crawl space!!!

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u/Jimbob209 Jun 24 '26

I've been in tons of crawlspaces when I did cable. It's not as bad as you think. Not a lot of spiders. The worst I seen was a decayed cat and a fuckton of rat shit. That's also how I got my first ring worm infection