When I was a kid, my friends and I played outside every minute we weren’t in school or tied up with our families. There was a huge patch of woods at the end of our street and we would have airsoft gun battles and build forts in the trees and underbrush. I remember the weather always being mild outside of the winter, which wasn’t too bad either. We rarely got snowfalls in those days as temperatures would remain in the 50s and 60s throughout the winter season. I remember growing a lot of plants in those days that I can’t have anymore because the hard freezes that we get every winter now would threaten these kinds of plants and make it extremely difficult to grow them year after year. Many cacti and succulents will die if exposed to freezing temperatures long enough to freeze the plant itself. Once it is fully thawed out again, it will most likely no longer be living at that point. These temperatures make it hard to get through the winter season without running the central furnace on a near hour by hour basis. It’s nearly always on and I have to simply deal with the expenses associated with heating my house to this degree. My elderly mother is living with my wife and my kids so I have people of every generation that need to be protected from the dangerously cold temperatures outside during our increasingly colder winter seasons. I wish we could go back to the days of my youth when the temperatures during our winters were much higher than they are today.

 

 

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I recently got an eye doctor appointment and a pair of glasses for only $75.

A new optometrist had opened a practice in my city and sent promotional ads to the mailboxes to locals in the area.

I happened to get one of those ads in my mailbox last month and I was excited because my eyes were something I had put off for years. It made all of the difference in the world to have better eyesight again after so many years of struggling with my day to day vision. If more businesses were willing to offer amazing deals like this to new customers more often, they probably wouldn’t struggle as much during the beginning when they first opened. I see a lot of dentist offices doing this as well, but I have a good dentist and haven’t needed to take advantage of any of those offers yet. However, my air conditioner gets a lot of daily use and it has been a year since I have had the system inspected and maintained by a heating and cooling technician. That’s why I was excited when I got a brochure in the mail for a brand new HVAC company that was offering discounted service and maintenance visits for new customers. I called them and scheduled an appointment with one of their technicians and was genuinely surprised by how professional he was during the entire visit. He answered all of my questions with kindness and patience and never once tried to sell anything to me. He simply added more coolant and inspected the air pressure to make sure the readings were okay. Now I have an HVAC supplier that I feel I can trust.
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The HVAC business center asked me for a time when I wanted my appointment for the repair and I told the lady that 1:00 in the afternoon was perfectly fine.

I had an appointment at the dentist at 10:00 in the morning, but it was a routine check up and I knew that it wasn’t going to take more than an hour.

That gave me plenty of time to spare before I had to be back to the house for the HVAC service appointment. There was a lady in the dentist’s office that was ahead of me and her dental work ended up taking a lot longer than it should have. I was trying to be very patient, because the dentist is one of the best in the city. I didn’t get into the office until almost 10:45 and it was afternoon by the time I was done. I knew that I was going to miss the HVAC repairman when I left the dentist office. There was no way for me to get to the other side of town before one. I tried to call the business center to reschedule for a different day. The man that answered the phone told me that the repairman still wasn’t finished with the other job. He was running late, so it was perfectly fine if I was running late as well. I felt much more at ease and less anxious after I made the phone call. I didn’t have to rush getting home and I was still going to be able to have the repair completed on time.

 

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Air filters are a very important part of the HVAC unit.

Air filters help to trap dust, dirt, and other airborne contaminants.

Air filters keep all of these pollutants from entering the ductwork and the HVAC unit. Dust and dirt can cause both mechanical and electrical problems with the HVAC unit. It’s important to keep the air filters clean so they are working at optimum condition. There are lots of different types of air filters. I use a washable air filter, because I think it saves a lot of money and the earth. The washable air filter can be easily cleaned with warm water and a small amount of detergent. Sometimes I will soak the air filter in bleach as well. I wait for the air filter to dry completely and then I put it back into the HVAC system. I clean the washable air filter once a month. Some people will clean the air filters more frequently, but I think that works out great for me. If you have the type of air filter that is disposable, it should be changed monthly as well. There are lots of types of disposable air filters that are made for allergens, pets, or nicotine. The specialty disposable air filters are a little bit more expensive than a basic and traditional one. It’s important to know exactly what will work out best for your system. If you don’t know for sure, you can have a full service tune up and ask the technician as many questions as you want. They can point you in the right direction.

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I called a well-known HVAC service company and scheduled an appointment to learn more about air purifiers and air filtration options in my home.

I did not schedule an appointment for a salesman to come to my home and try to sell me a $10,000 piece of equipment, but that is exactly what happened.

I was hoping to get more information about portable or room air purifiers. I honestly didn’t think I had enough money for any type of whole home air filtration option. When I scheduled the appointment, I told the person on the phone that I was just hoping to get more information. I even made sure that the appointment was not going to cost any money to me. I had not even decided if I was going to make the changes or not. I was honestly just trying to get some information about the costs and the options that were available. The salesman was really trying to get me to buy a $12,000 indoor air filtration system with a UV air purifier. The indoor air filtration system was way out of my budget. The salesman said he was certain that he could qualify me for a loan if I wanted to sign the dotted line. I resisted signing up for the expensive air filtration unit and I told my wife that we should not call that company again. I did research on my own after that. I had a couple of ideas of my own and I didn’t want to deal with another pushy salesman.

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I figured someone would be waiting for the furnace repair truck if they had not arrived.

After my girlfriend and I were done at the movies, we talked about going to the diner. We stopped at a couple of little shops in town before we actually went to the diner to get food. The place doesn’t close until 2:00 in the morning and I wasn’t very worried about getting there before midnight. When we got to the diner, we found that it was closed. The diner had to close early for repairs on the furnace. There was a sign outside of the window and the diner was completely empty. The lights were off and no one was inside. There wasn’t even a leftover cook or person cleaning the floors. The diner was totally and completely empty. My girlfriend and I had to go to another place after we found out that the place closed early for furnace repairs. We didn’t even see a furnace repair truck in the parking lot, which I thought was really strange. I figured someone would be waiting for the furnace repair truck if they had not arrived. If the furnace repair guy had already finished, why wouldn’t they have opened the store back up for business after the repairman was done. It didn’t make a lot of sense to me, but my girlfriend and I went to a different place a couple of blocks away. The French onion soup isn’t as flavorful, but the ham and cheese sandwich was just as yummy as the other place. The next time we went ot he diner, it was open and running with no problems.

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I received a call from a customer on tuesday.

The woman wanted to schedule a full service HVAC tune-up. I got the name of the customer and her phone number. At the time I was in the middle of an installation job and I couldn’t write down everything. I called the woman back a couple of hours later. I got her full name, phone number, address, and a little bit of information on the problem. The woman was scheduling a service tune-up because she heard a strange sound coming from the machine. I had a first available appointment for the next day at 9:00 a.m. It was pretty foggy, wet, and a little rainy that morning, so I had some trouble locating the address. The roads on that side of town are not clearly marked. I drove past the road three times before I finally recognized the area. Then I had trouble locating the actual house. The number on the house was obscured by a tree and I could not see it. There were only a couple of houses on the road, so it was impossible to tell if that was the right place or not. I was very aggravated and frustrated by the time I finally got to the customer to perform the full service HVAC tune-up. I still did the work and did not complain at all, but I told the customer to move the tree branches or stand outside next time she calls so I can find the place a bit more easily.

 

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My girlfriend and I love going to this Thai restaurant that is right around the corner from our apartment.

• We’ve picked up take out from that place every Friday night for the past 6 months.

They have the best food and really cheap prices. The Thai Place offers delivery, but my girlfriend and I usually pick up food on our way home from the office so we don’t have to go out again or pay a delivery service fee and tip. The delivery service fee and tip equals $10 or more. I don’t mind being frugal and saving that money by picking up my own food. My girlfriend and I got off the train on Friday and headed right to the Thai restaurant. There was a huge sign on the front door that said the restaurant was closed for repairs. I knocked on the door and the window. There were people inside. I got someone to come out to talk to me. One of the contractors said that the restaurant was updating that heating and air conditioning system. I was really happy to hear that the heating and air conditioning system was going to be updated, because that was one of the biggest reasons why my girlfriend and I always got takeout. The indoor temperatures were always warm and uncomfortable. We got take out instead so we could go back home where we would be much more comfortable. If the restaurant makes some changes to the indoor temperatures, maybe we would start going to the restaurant to sit down and eat dinner every once in a while.

 

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I didn’t want to wait until I got married and had a family to buy a house.

I wanted to start thinking about my future before that.

I wanted to be prepared for every step of the journey, with or without another person attached to my last name. As soon as I had enough money for a down payment, I started looking for a place. I knew that I could save money on rent simply by getting a mortgage instead of a lease. I didn’t know if I was going to spend the rest of my life in this particular place, but I knew that I would be building equity in the house instead of throwing my money down the drain to the landlord. My first house was a three bedroom and two bathroom fixer upper. I wanted to make some renovations and I had money in the budget to do anything that I wanted. I chose to make renovations to the master bathroom and bedroom first. Inside of the master bathroom, I put a claw-footed tub and a spa. I also put heated flooring in the bathroom and the master bedroom. The heated flooring was an extravagant expense, but one of my friends is an AC and heating contractor. The guy gave me wholesale prices on all of the materials and rock bottom prices on the installation fees. The master bedroom and bathroom are easily one of the nicest features in the house. The master bedroom is larger than most other homes in the neighborhood and I have the only place with an indoor spa.

 

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My mom and dad have been on social security for a long time.

A couple of weeks ago they found out that the furnace in the house needs to be replaced. I thought my mom and dad were going to have the work done, so I was surprised when I went to visit a few days later and the house was cold. My dad was running a space heater in his office and there was another space heater running in the kitchen for my mom. I asked my mom what happened to the furnace and she told me to have a talk with my dad. He told me that he did not want to pay the astronomical installation fees that the HVAC service company wanted to charge. I tried to tell my dad that it was perfectly reasonable for the company to charge the fees, but he is convinced that the contractor is trying to make money by cheating my dad. I told my dad that we could call a couple of other places to get estimates, but he told me that they are perfectly fine with the space heater. My mom honestly does not look perfectly fine. The last time I went to the house, she was bundled up in bed with all of her clothes on and the covers. That is certainly no way to live the rest of the winter season. For crying out loud, it’s only October right now. I don’t know how to convince my dad to let me help. I might have to wait until he goes to town for the day and have the work done then. I can’t imagine he would tell the furnace insulation company to take everything back.

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