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Getting everything done is now just impossible.

That’s where we are now.

With the access to constant contact and information these days, my list of things to do is never ending. I can remember a time when I first started working inside the commercial HVAC of the office where finishing up the day meant just that. I would complete the tasks that I had designated to be done for the work day before I went home to my own air conditioning. That’s not the case now. I’m pretty much in a constant state of triage when it comes to getting things done at work. There is never a day when I can walk away from the office without anything waiting for me the next day. But that’s pretty much the way everything goes in this age. Even at home, I’m always trying to keep up with the stuff that has to get done. When it comes to the heating and cooling equipment though, I’ve finally hit on something that is making my life a lot easier at least in the HVAC regard. I have struggled to even get the air filter for the HVAC equipment changed on time. So when it came to making appointments for HVAC maintenance, I was not good at all. Too often, I would remember after the fact and either miss the appointment or forget to call. By joining the HVAC service plan, I’m now finding that I don’t have to worry about the heating and cooling equipment at all. The HVAC company takes care of all of it. From setting the appointments to accessing the HVAC unit, they have it all under control.

 

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Wow.

When I was told that I’d have my work cut out for me with this regional office, they weren’t kidding.

But the opportunity to lead a regional office was too exciting for me to say anything but yes. I had been working inside the zone controlled HVAC of the corporate headquarters for a few years at that point. While I was glad to have made it to corporate, I was also ready for a serious leadership role. Well, I got one and it’s a handful. But thanks to a great local HVAC company, I have at least solved the commercial HVAC issues that have plagued this building for far too long. Basically, I walked into a powder keg when it came to morale. Not only was morale low, there was a serious hostility vibe as well. I don’t think I’ve ever been in a work environment that was that negative. But each journey begins with a single step. So I spent my very first week doing nothing else really but listening and gathering information and perspectives. It was clear that this bunch of associates felt completely adrift and alone in the company. I tried to explain that this wasn’t their fault but the fault of a series of ineffective management. And I was here to change that. Another first on that list of priorities was simple comfort in the workplace. There was literally one thermostat for a one story building holding more than a hundred associates. The second week I was here, I sent everyone home for a four day weekend while the commercial HVAC was updated. Everyone returned to zone controlled HVAC with many separate thermostats and independent heating and cooling zones.

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So honestly, I think I had sort of made my peace with the idea that I might not ever be a homeowner.

• I was in my mid forties and single.

While I had been working in the same career for almost 2 decades, it wasn’t the sort of thing that was going to make me rich. So I was still living with HVAC equipment that wasn’t so good. But its loud noise helped muffle the sound of my noisy neighbors. I wasn’t bitter but just sort of accepted that while I’d keep saving for that downpayment, it might just not ever happen. That’s when everything changed in the time it took me to open a registered letter. My great aunt had left me everything she owned when she died. I couldn’t believe it. Sure, I was the closest relative to her and we enjoyed spending time together. But I never thought she’d leave this all to me. We spent a couple of afternoons a month together. And I would also tote her around when it was time to get groceries and do errands. But I did this stuff because I loved her and she was so much fun to be around. Suddenly, thanks to her kindness, I was the owner of a three bedroom home. All I had to do was to replace the residential HVAC and I had a turnkey situation as a homeowner. My great aunt also left me all her savings as well which was way more than enough to have the HVAC professionals put in the best HVAC technology out there. I’m just so lucky to be a homeowner and to be here in this house with the best quality heating and air I’ve ever experienced.

 

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It’s so nice here right now.

I just wish that there were months and months of this sort of weather.

Unfortunately, the only months and months of the same sort of weather that we see is the Winter variety. I live so far north that we have to have both a wood stove and gas furnace for heating purposes. It doesn’t take both of them working at the same time to provide heating that we need. But the wood stove heating helps take the sting out of the heating bills from the gas furnace. You need heating at night here along about mid or even early October. And the gas furnace has only not come on for heating at night over just the last 3 weeks or so. We’re right in that sweet spot where it’s such lovely weather outside. Unlike our neighbors to the far south, we are still enjoying Spring and all the rebirth that’s going on. I have basically put the gas furnace to bed until the HVAC professionals come out in late September to do the heating maintenance. However, it’s also time for the HVAC technician to come out and do the air conditioning tune up before too long. In fact, I just removed the protective shell I put over the HVAC equipment outside that keeps the weight of the snow and ice off of it. We don’t get a huge demand for air conditioning here. But the older I get the more I like having air conditioning during the peak heating hours of the day while I’m inside.

 

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When my wife first broached the subject of her parents retiring near us, she did so in a very smart way. Not only had we had an amazing day together, she’d arranged for the kids to spend the night with friends. We had a lovely bottle of wine, cooked together and just talked out on the deck and out of the air conditioning. It was great. When she brought up the idea of the in-laws living right around the corner, I think she thought I was going to freak out maybe. But this conversation wasn’t exactly a surprise. I knew that her folks were sick of a Winter where they have to use a gas furnace for heating. Dealing with the snow, ice, sub zero temperature and just the sheer length of that Winter was beating them down. When they came for Christmas, they always wanted to stay for weeks. So I knew that this was something that my wife was struggling with. My relationship with her parents is cordial but I was not their choice for sure. That leaves me in a tough spot much of the time. But it’s one thing being inside the central air conditioning of my home for weeks at a time and living here. We talked that night and I actually did more listening than talking. My wife had found a place that they could afford. All we had to do was replace the HVAC equipment. I have a buddy who is an HVAC professional so that was no problem. In fact, when the in-laws did buy the house, the HVAC company did us such a solid with bargain basement pricing on the residential HVAC.

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