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We hired a 20 year old for the warehouse who grew up and graduated from high school here in NYC.

He cannot type on a computer. He cannot do fractions. He cannot spell (spells crate as creed, bin as been). He can watch videos on his smartphone no problem, but googling for anything is unheard of.

Is the educational system to blame?

He left last week because I gave him a warning about slacking off in the far corners of the warehouse on his phone. He said he felt unappreciated and quit.

Good grief Mad Dog....

Hi @EdTheHeaterMan , I’ve got to agree with you. I only imagined water being in the tank, but who knows what else might have been lurking there 👽

Yours, Larry

If you put it at the curb with a note saying.....For Sale $10.....it will get stolen and someone else will haul it to the salvage yard for you and get their $2 cash.

Hi, Is there any chance it can take domestic water pressure? Can an anode be added to it? If so, and if you have a warm place near your water heater, this might be useful as a tempering tank, to somewhat preheat water going into your existing heater... That may be a lot of work for a little gain. Or cut it in half and have two really fancy pots for plants!

Yours, Larry

Not a good idea. You don't know what that tank has in it after all these years. Maybe Larry would like to use it in his home? I would not want to use it in my home.

It's cool...put it at the Curb with a Note "FREE'...if its still there in 3 days, Junkyard...Mad Dog 🐕 

I'd put "Do NOT take". Probably go faster...lol

Thoughts on this?

https://www.gearrice.com/update/objects-and-elements-that-you-should-move-away-from-your-router-right-now-to-avoid-losing-wifi-speed/

Not to worry. The basic assumptions in the equations used for heat loss are that it is linear. Are those assumptions correct? Well... no. But they are close enough for normal ranges of outdoor temperatures that you can use them.

As @ChrisJ notes, though infiltration losses are NOT linear, and do increase significantly as the temperature difference increases. Again, within a normal range -- OK. But if you live in a windy area, or it gets much below zero part of the time, I'd be adding a fudge factor (oh excuse me: "a qualified engineering adjustment". That sound better?)

Your boss didn’t raise his kid right therefore whole generations should be judged, got it

Or has had their inability to buy a house and start a family blamed on their love of avocado toast🥑 and Starbucks.  Personally I do not know anyone my age who has a love of avocado toast, that said I knew not to even approach my mother until after she had her coffee and she's a boomer.