code: public Long getOldestTaskCreatedTime(){
  	    Timer.Context ctx = getOldestTaskTimeTimer.time();
  	    try {
      	    long oldest = Long.MAX_VALUE;
      	    
      	    /*
      	     * I am asking this question first, because if I ask it after I could
      	     * miss the oldest time if the oldest is polled and worked on
      	     */
      	    Long oldestQueueTime = this.taskQueue.getOldestQueueTime();
      	    if(oldestQueueTime != null)
      	        oldest = oldestQueueTime;
      	    
      	    //there is a tiny race condition here... but we just want to make our best attempt
      	    long inProgressOldestTime = tasksInProgressTracker.getOldestTime();
      	    
      	    if(inProgressOldestTime < oldest)
      	        oldest = inProgressOldestTime;
      	    
      	    return oldest;
  	    } finally {
  	        ctx.stop();
  	    }
  	}
docs: We want to get the best result possible as this value
  is used to determine what work needs to be recovered.
  
  @return