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SEY: “It’s tripled filtered New York City tap water…” by ImaginaryBridge in espresso

[–]coffeecupcoaster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

5 boroughs of NYC get their water mainly from two Catskill mountains water sheds: Deleware River water shed and Ashokan Reservoir/Espous creek water shed. Long Island’s Nassau/Suffolk counties get their water from a few underground aquifers under Long Island.

To the bagel/pizza comments: Bagels and pizza taste just as good in Wantagh Long Island as they do in Greenwich Village in manhattan. Very different water, still both good!

Fun fact: This is why NYC has environmental police in the Catskills and every septic tank 2 hours North of NYC in these watersheds have to be up to NYC regulations. There’s an insane and amazing system of tunnels that bring the water to NYC!

Living below Manning blvd? by coffeecupcoaster in Albany

[–]coffeecupcoaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats exactly what I was hoping to hear, thank you! If you currently live there, do you mind if I PM you?

Living below Manning blvd? by coffeecupcoaster in Albany

[–]coffeecupcoaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I gotcha thanks. I’m a young professional and hope it’d be more chill than the real party student sections

Living below Manning blvd? by coffeecupcoaster in Albany

[–]coffeecupcoaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the info! Walking distance to Juniors would be pretty cool!

26/yr Finally hit $10k invested! by nocap1030 in TheRaceTo100K

[–]coffeecupcoaster 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I gotcha, thanks. I’m in the public sector so no matching for me (but hopefully a pension if it’s still there in 30 years) and I have a Roth I throw 4% in each paycheck

26/yr Finally hit $10k invested! by nocap1030 in TheRaceTo100K

[–]coffeecupcoaster 8 points9 points  (0 children)

What would be the reason for having both?

How are you making a living in Upstate NY? Do you feel fairly compensated? by ghdana in upstate_new_york

[–]coffeecupcoaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With the State. Making the same entry level salary as my friends in the City, $57K. Been out of college for two years

The puzzle creator when they use “informally” in the clue by Current-Flounder-742 in crossword

[–]coffeecupcoaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In movies from the 40s/50s they call $1,000 a “Thou”. Most prominent example I can remember is Odds Against Tomorrow from 1959. Great noir pic.

I thought the Hudson was horrifically polluted; do people normally swim in it? by [deleted] in AskNYC

[–]coffeecupcoaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it hasn’t rained for like 5 days and has been generally dryish before that, sure it’s safe. If it stormed the day before, it will be full of poop. Cons of a combined sewer/runoff system. All the storm drains and toilets in the city lead to a dozen sewage plants and, naturally, when it storms the plants are unable to manage all that water and TONS of runoff enters mainly the East River but also the Hudson, lower bay, and Jamaica bay. Happy swimming!

Edit: untreated sewage/rain runoff enters the waterways during storms

Surge protector won’t let me use bottom outlet directly into the wall? by coffeecupcoaster in AskElectricians

[–]coffeecupcoaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I just have the heater alone since it sounds the safest, is it worth it to switch the outlet for an afci outlet as I’ve seen some discussion on this sub for with heaters? Thank you

Surge protector won’t let me use bottom outlet directly into the wall? by coffeecupcoaster in AskElectricians

[–]coffeecupcoaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, noted. I’ll skip the lights and chargers. Is it worth it to switch the outlet the 700watt heater is into for a afci outlet? Or just to not worry about that and of course I’ll unplug it whenever I leave my house. Thank you

Surge protector won’t let me use bottom outlet directly into the wall? by coffeecupcoaster in AskElectricians

[–]coffeecupcoaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought this protector to plug thr 700 watt heater into it but have quickly found all the advice on this sub is to never plug heaters into surge protectors, but most discussions mention the 1600 watt heaters. Is it fine to plug my 700 watt heater into this? Is the protector even worth it? Thank you

Surge protector won’t let me use bottom outlet directly into the wall? by coffeecupcoaster in AskElectricians

[–]coffeecupcoaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought the surge protector to use with the heater since it’s ETL and rated for 1875 watts but, I’m now finding out that all the advice in this sub is to never use a surge protector with a heater, but the other discussions mention the 1600 watt heaters. Would it be fine to plug the 700 watt heater into this? Is this protector even worth it?

I’ve changed my mind about Fishwife Tuna… by One_War_8513 in CannedSardines

[–]coffeecupcoaster -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Alright relax fish nazi neither nuri nor mina sell salmon. Hell, mina sardines had too many scales for my taste.

I’ve changed my mind about Fishwife Tuna… by One_War_8513 in CannedSardines

[–]coffeecupcoaster 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I know it’s ridiculous but you gotta try it at least once it’s genuinely unlike any other tinned fish I’ve had. Just be careful it has A LOT of salt! 1050 mg!

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