My best friend was telling me he needed a new furnace for his boat. He spent weeks on the ocean, both winter and summer, as long as the weather was nice. He had sleeping quarters for four, and two full bathrooms. Without the furnace and air conditioning, he said he would never get any sleep. […]
Author: Alan
I was freezing, but I couldn't turn the AC off.
It sucks when I need to sit in my own house, and freeze, yet not be able to do anything about it. I’m not a cold weather person, and needing to sit in a house that is 65 degrees is not fun. I only do it because my wife can’t stand the heat. She is […]
HVAC has a lot of job security.
When I told dad I wanted to be an HVAC technician, he simply asked why. I told him I had been talking to several guys I went to school with and they had become HVAC technicians. They made it sound like it was a great job. They got great pay, had time off, and paid […]
Our new truck lost its air conditioning.
My dad was so proud when he bought his new truck. He had done research for weeks, before deciding which truck he was going to buy. He dickered back and forth with the dealership, and went to look at the truck at least four times. I was laughing whenever he said he was going to […]
He became an HVAC tech on a whim.
My husband was doing really well in his job, and now everyone wants to know why he suddenly became an HVAC technician. I tell them he became an HVAC tech on a whim, but that isn’t the truth. He was into plumbing for years, and he realized how closely related HVAC and plumbing was. He […]