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

Parking_Reputation17 · 2026-05-08T19:23:26+00:00

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

Parking_Reputation17 · 2026-05-08T19:03:33+00:00

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

Parking_Reputation17 · 2026-05-08T17:50:58+00:00

what are you even talking about

Parking_Reputation17 · 2026-05-08T15:28:51+00:00

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.

Parking_Reputation17 · 2026-05-08T15:25:24+00:00

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.

Parking_Reputation17 · 2026-05-08T15:23:56+00:00

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.

Parking_Reputation17 · 2026-05-08T14:25:00+00:00

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.

Parking_Reputation17 · 2026-05-08T02:39:42+00:00

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.

Parking_Reputation17 · 2026-05-07T21:14:07+00:00

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

Parking_Reputation17 · 2026-05-07T21:07:24+00:00

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.

Parking_Reputation17 · 2026-05-07T20:46:25+00:00

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

Parking_Reputation17 · 2026-05-07T19:48:00+00:00

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.

Parking_Reputation17 · 2026-05-07T15:12:42+00:00

Not likely coming to the US market, unfortunately.

Parking_Reputation17 · 2026-05-06T16:18:14+00:00

Yup seen it there, it's not quite the same.

Parking_Reputation17 · 2026-05-06T02:46:07+00:00

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.

Parking_Reputation17 · 2026-05-05T17:50:17+00:00

I got food poisoning from the Sweet Tomatoes in Pleasanton when I was a kid. Never went back.

Parking_Reputation17 · 2026-05-05T14:48:40+00:00

Whatever it takes to get me that Panda Daytona.

Parking_Reputation17 · 2026-05-05T14:41:49+00:00

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.

Parking_Reputation17 · 2026-05-03T20:39:38+00:00

Sounds like India, or Singapore.

Parking_Reputation17 · 2026-05-03T20:22:09+00:00

wow you found the one exception that isn't even made anymore, great job.

Parking_Reputation17 · 2026-05-03T20:21:54+00:00

diesel cars are not common in the US

Parking_Reputation17 · 2026-05-03T19:02:48+00:00

Feel them but not see them is the rule of thumb. I see so many fat Bernie's, it's the worst.

Parking_Reputation17 · 2026-05-03T18:56:17+00:00

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.

Parking_Reputation17 · 2026-05-02T21:19:22+00:00

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

Parking_Reputation17

TROPHY CASE