I have three young children, so you know that Christmas morning is a big deal around our house. However, it also presents a problem for me. For the last three years I have had to work on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. I don’t want to ruin Christmas by not being with my family, but […]
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Learn a skill or a trade like HVAC repair
If you want to make it in this increasingly complicated world, you need to know a skill. For years I worked as a retail sales clerk, and I hated it. All of my friends had the same kind of dead-end job, so we spent our nights drinking and smoking and complaining about it. One day […]
In a professional kitchen, ventilation is vital
I am a kitchen manager, a host, and an expediter. This means that while I don’t cook, I am the boss of all the cooks, and it’s my job to keep everything running smoothly. I make the work schedule, I supervise the line, and I also manage the wait staff to make sure our customers […]
She should have kept her hands off the thermostat
It was my fault for letting Jenny stay here in the first place. She is my sister, but she is also a wild child. She has gotten into trouble with the law more than once, so I knew it was a risk to let her crash on my couch. On the other hand, it was […]
A new heater for the garage
I feel like a jerk for making my friend sleep out in the garage, but it was the only way to restore normalcy to my home. I have a friend named Bo, who was recently kicked out of his house by his wife. There is no chance she will take him back, it was brutal. […]
A red hot Valentine’s Day
Much to my surprise, Valentine’s Day is a very busy day at my job. My wife Bonnie and I now celebrate it the weekend before the day itself, because I know once V-Day arrives I will be slammed at work and have to stay late. Three years in a row Bonnie and I had to […]
I needed new HVAC equipment for the kitchen
When indoor air quality gets low enough, it will impact the taste and texture of the food I have always loved to cook, but recently I decided to take my passion to the next level and become a professional caterer. For weddings, parties, or other events, or just to deliver a home-cooked meal, I take […]
Tips for superior air quality
Comic books can be serious business. Take it from me, I’m a professional appraiser with a specialty in evaluating the worth of comic books and collectables. Collectables is a euphemism for “old toys” which can also be very valuable. I work for an insurance company, and when someone needs to insure their comic book collection […]
Doing HVAC work under the table
I don’t want to bog you down with too long of a backstory on this, but I want you to understand how I came to be an outlaw HVAC tech. I worked for a local contractor for the last six years, and had developed a good reputation for fast work and customer service. One night […]
My salon got a boost from the new HVAC system
I had a great idea for my salon, but I couldn’t afford it. My beauty salon is quite successful, but still not as much as I would like. My goal is to be the top salon in the city, the kind of place where people will wait for hours just to get a makeover. In […]