[Themaintainers] Introduction - New Subscriber

[Paula Lackie]

Welcome Kevin Rogers!

While I mostly lurk here, I am one of the quiet ones  - quietly applauding
the repair, reuse, renew, or recycle mentality.

If we taught young people to appreciate maintenance instead of *throw it
away* .. perhaps we'd have better overall mental health.


Paula Lackie
Academic Technologist <https://www.carleton.edu/academic-technology/> for
Data + DataSquad <http://carletondatasquad.bitbucket.io> Director. - Carleton
College
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On Wed, Dec 9, 2020 at 7:39 AM K M <rogersmk92 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> My name is Kevin Rogers and I recently joined this community of
> subscribers. My background is in Mechanical Engineering although I’ve found
> myself working as a Distribution Engineer within the Electric Grid section.
> I joined the list because I felt a need to learn more and listen to
> problems that others are experiencing across industries.
>
> There was a quote I saw years ago that may have been a catalyst for my
> interest as a maintainer that went something like this: “Everybody is eager
> to build new magnificent buildings/structures, while nobody wants to take
> care of the ones around us falling apart”.
>
> Anyways, I’ve stumbled upon an article leading to a CDC guideline for
> returning to buildings once safe to do so. This specifically outlines the
> issues related to the plumbing/water systems and how to safely monitor
> increased levels of heavy metals.
>
> https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/building-water-system.html
>
> I fear the deteriorating water systems have been an invisible problem for
> far too long now and wonder how many building owners will take the
> guidelines seriously and if the pandemic has expedited the need for
> resolution.
>
> Thanks for listening,
>
> Kevin Rogers
>
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