Author: Phil

There is a lot to learn when you move down south. It’s a different world than what I’m accustomed to. And it’s not just the accent. The way of life seems slower. Even the food is different. But one thing is for sure, I have never used more air conditioning in my life. When we […]

I certainly don’t enjoy spending more money than I need to. Actually, I do my very best not to spend on anything that isn’t of value or needed. And while I do spend on fun as I find that essential, I don’t throw away money on too much entertainment. Being this conscious of my spending […]

I have been back and forth on this HVAC equipment replacement thing for months. We had the HVAC technician out last fall to do the heating maintenance as we always do. However this time, the HVAC professional had some news that I really wasn’t quite ready for. He told me that the HVAC equipment wasn’t […]

We are well into summer here. But I’m still a mixture of glowing and gloating over the HVAC savings I made happen this past winter. This was the first time since living this far north that I have seen the HVAC heating costs go backward at all. And I didn’t buy all new HVAC equipment […]

I’m not the most on task sort of person. And that’s putting it mildly. My idea of a task is going to the fridge for another sandwich before returning to enjoy the heating and cooling comfort of the HVAC in my home. But that just doesn’t go over all that well at home. The fact […]

I understand that teenage girls least favorite thing is to have dad hanging around. This is especially true when it comes to when their friends are around. While I know this fact, it doesn’t make it all that easy to do anything around my house. This is due to the fact that I live in […]

I have been reminding myself over the past year that what my wife and I are going through it just temporary. This has sort of become like a mantra in fact. But, reminding myself that I’m in the midst of a process really helps me to deal with all of this. I just wish the […]

I think we can all agree that our pandemic year brought about plenty of changes and sacrifices. This was certainly true for me. While I don’t have a family to care for, I still wanted to be sure that I was doing my best to follow protocols for Covid. That meant that I had to […]

Central air conditioning can tend to get pretty dry sometimes. Back in the day not many people had central heating and air conditioning. When the summer came, it was a window air conditioning unit and either the water hose outside or for us kids back then, we had a sprinkler. It was a clown face […]

I live in a very strange climate. In the summer time it always seems that when the sun goes down it gets rather cool even if it is super hot in the day. But when the sun rises in the morning it gets super hot almost right away! My central heating and air conditioning system […]