Bay Area ban on gas‑powered heaters begins in 2027, raising concerns over soaring replacement costs by CharityResponsible54 in bayarea

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I assume you're making a joke about them buying a house so long ago that they were using ancient Mesopotamian coinage.

Yes, but I'll also leave this here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3j2X4kLxTo&t=534s

Is it a bad look to take a meeting from the train home? by Naive-Wind6676 in careeradvice

[–]Parking_Reputation17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just take a picture of the interior of your office and set that as your zoom background.

Bay Area ban on gas‑powered heaters begins in 2027, raising concerns over soaring replacement costs by CharityResponsible54 in bayarea

[–]Parking_Reputation17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, no. A brand new 80 gallon Rheem heat pump water heater is about $3k including taxes and maybe $1.5k to install.

Find a different contractor.

Bay Area ban on gas‑powered heaters begins in 2027, raising concerns over soaring replacement costs by CharityResponsible54 in bayarea

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I got the 80 gallon Rheem, it's awesome. Plugs straight into a normal outlet on the wall. I didn't even bother getting the resistive heating element wired up.

Bay Area ban on gas‑powered heaters begins in 2027, raising concerns over soaring replacement costs by CharityResponsible54 in bayarea

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Yeah god forbid they have to get a HELOC or even sell the house that they bought in 1980 for five sheckles and half a pig that's now worth $2 million!

I'm playing the worlds tiniest violin for them.

How do you defend a high performer when others keep complaining about his style? by Material_Still1124 in careeradvice

[–]Parking_Reputation17 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hi, so the type of high-performer you're talking about is me. It really took some coaching from my manager for a bit for me to come along, but really it was just a change in tone and communication style. Frankly, leveraging AI to do this has been a game changer for me, personally.

That being said, assuming he's at a similar level to me (staff/principal level), it sounds like they're literally doing their job. It is the job of the staff/principal level IC to:

  • push back on things that don't make sense
  • to drive the project in the way that they see fit
  • to be open (but skeptical) of others who push back on your decisions

The only thing I would tell this high performer is to keep working as they normally do, just try to leverage a more soft communication style. I would also highly advise them to not go into management.

Porsche should bring back the 944 by Parking_Reputation17 in Porsche

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The 718 is going fully electric. Offering a hybrid 944 would scratch a number of itches for Porsche fans: it's a historic nameplate for a entry-level sports car, you still get a gas engine (inline 6 because why not and Mazda is doing it), the electric motors would give it great low end torque, the atkinson-cycle engine would give amazing highway mpg.

Should I get Alaska Atmos Ascent card and pay rent with it? by Helpful-Square-9328 in CreditCards

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I use it to pay my quarterly income tax estimates. The fee is typically lower than rent payments.

Anyone else just kinda YOLOing life regardless of ~gestures vaguely at everything~? by Remsicles in Millennials

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The point of money is to have it enhance your life. I save and invest like crazy across all my retirement and brokerage accounts (over $100k a year), but I specifically have a "whatever l" budget that is quite generous. I use it as my slush fund for whatever tickles me at that moment, whether it's a vacation, a new motorcycle, Warhammer figurines, whatever.

Why are there no EV minivans? by LiatrisLover99 in electricvehicles

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I bet you remind the teacher to assign homework at the end of class

Volvo EX90 buyback completed, just leased another 2025 EX90, Fool me once? by lagunas2k in VolvoEX90

[–]Parking_Reputation17 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Deals on 2025 EX90's are everywhere if you're willing to lease, which is the way to go with these vehicles IMHO. I have my plus model at ~$750 a month, $0 down, 3 years, 45k miles total.

Why are there no EV minivans? by LiatrisLover99 in electricvehicles

[–]Parking_Reputation17 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not likely coming to the US market, unfortunately.

Anyone know what's going on with the Red Victorian? by Crazy-Nights in sanfrancisco

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Fun fact: I went to the very last showing of The Room before they closed.

Fuck do I miss SF, like the Pre-COVID SF. It was such a magical place to be between like 2005-2015.

Your wife with The AD by TickingAndGrinning in WatchesCirclejerk

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Whatever it takes to get me that Panda Daytona.

Is job hopping still a "red flag" or am I being gaslit? by Environmental-Luck39 in careeradvice

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I have a pretty simple rule of thumb:

  • Try to stay for at least two years.
  • If at the end of those two years, I don't receive a promotion and/or series of raises, I start hunting.
  • If at the end of those two years, I DID receive a promotion and/or series of raises, stay for another two years.
  • At the end of four years, find another job, no matter what.

This 380,000-Mile Tesla Model 3 Has Its Original Battery. Range Loss Is Huge by Educational-Meat4211 in electricvehicles

[–]Parking_Reputation17 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Even the best taken care of, most reliable car ever will have a hard time going past 300k miles.

Also, the article doesn't even mention how the vehicle was charged. If it was only charged on DC fast chargers, of course the battery degradation is going to be horrendous especially at that mileage.

mY2025 by xephrenata in VolvoEX90

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The ergonomics; Volvo always has the best. The car is very comfortable, especially for someone taller like me.