1990, so not really 'young' anymore, but we're compatriots in thinking computers older than us are cool. By the first time I touched a computer, the machines I like to tinker with now were very obsolete.

That first computer I touched, by the way? It was a 70s model Apple II.

1990, so not really 'young' anymore, but we're compatriots in thinking computers older than us are cool. By the first time I touched a computer, the machines I like to tinker with now were very obsolete.

That first computer I touched, by the way? It was a 70s model Apple II.

The CEO of the company I work for pushes for that kind of selling. I stopped trying to sell that way after the third or fourth time it left me with either egg on my face or a deal we lost money on because we had to hire a subcontractor.

Had to have a conversation with the CEO about it once, said I figured it was better for us to potentially run out of work and waste payroll than to waste time and payroll trying to do something we knew we couldn't do and have to pay someone else to do it for us, while keeping the liability for ourselves.

1.) It's desirable to keep all the natural light, but seems somewhat unrealistic to me - currently, there are 3 4x3 and 4 6x3 single-pane sliding windows back there, leaking out all my heat in the winter. I don't think I can afford to replace that kind of footage with double-pane, so I'm weighing the possibility of removing about half of the windows back there and just keeping one end of the room nice and sunny.

2.) My house has no central HVAC. There's a through-wall unit back there now, which I replaced about 5 years ago. It's sufficient to cool the majority of my entire house on its own, though it leaves something to be desired as a heater. Installing a complete central HVAC system is presently out of scope, so I'll have to stick with the through-wall unit for now.