A few weeks ago, I went downtown to an apartment building to help a customer with an AC problem. It’s not unusual to get a call from a customer. Most of the apartment building managers make the tenants pay for repairs on the heating and air conditioning system. I got an odd and strange feeling […]
Author: Phil
I love going to the hot tub even in winter
I often spend my time in hotels. I am a traveling medical representative. I only go back to my home base when I have something going on that requires personal attention. The rest of the time I am on the road. I spend four or five days trying to sell medical equipment and then I […]
Nobody leaves until everyone has finished up for the day
My boss has this crazy rule but nobody can leave the office until everyone has finished up with their work for the day. Sometimes that can be a nuisance when you finish up an hour and a half before the rest of the crew. The boss will usually send us to help someone finish up, […]
The hotel clerk apologized and moved us to a new room
My friends and I went to a concert and we drove about 150 miles. It wasn’t a crazy long distance, but we were tired at the end of the night and we didn’t want to drive all the way back to the apartment. I suggested we split the cost of a hotel room. It would […]
At the end of the day, I just want to relax in front of the fireplace
When my wife and I were looking at houses, one thing that was really important to me was the fireplace. I grew up in a house with a fireplace and I had warm and cozy memories of being in front of the flames and listening to the crackle of the fire. I always pictured myself […]
The lady didn't answer the phone all day
I was supposed to help a customer with a furnace repair last week, but the customer didn’t answer the phone when I called to confirm her appointment. Confirmation is important, because we don’t waste our time with customers that aren’t fully ready to have the service performed. We don’t have time or gas to drive […]
There was no A/C at band practice
We were supposed to have band practice at school the other day, but the janitor forgot to come in early and turn the air conditioning on for us in the band room. You might think that turning on the air conditioning in the band room is a simple enough task. And it would be, except […]
The a/c wasn’t working properly at band practice
The people I was with and I were supposed to have band practice at college the other afternoon, but the janitor forgot to actually come in early and turn the air conditioning system on for us in the band room… You might think that turning on the air conditioning system in the band room is […]
We need our a/c at band practice
All of us were supposed to have band practice at school the other day, but the janitor forgot to come in early and turn the air conditioning on for us in the band room; you also might suppose that turning on the air conditioning in the band room is a self-explanatory enough work… Then and […]
We couldn’t have brand practice because of the a/c
The people I was with and I were supposed to have band practice at university the other day, however the janitor forgot to come in early plus turn the air conditioning on for us in the band room… But you might suppose that turning on the air conditioning in the band room is easy enough […]