I had never imagined that being rained on could be painful until that day.
- The rain mixed with small hailstones pelted one mercilessly as I made my way from the farm to the house.
I was soaking wet from head to toe, and water pooled where I stood. I had earlier called the local supplier and tied up for duct cleaning. Staying so far out of town meant that I had to take extra care of the heat and AC products in the main apartment and the barn. I achieved that by doing easy things such as duct sealing and opting for a washable filter instead of the non washable air filter to minimize the number of times I called for professional help. Despite my a/c care plan, I still had to contact the professional for duct cleaning. I had also recently bought an media whole-house air purifier. I initially thought that the heat pump’s air purification method would be enough to maintain nice indoor air conditions. Still, since the two of us would start spraying pesticides on the crops, I found it prudent to enhance the air quality systems in my home. Once the air ducts were clean, I would be sure of clean air in our home, however with the rain, I would have to wait another day or more than one before the tech came. The dirt road to my lake house would be near imreasonable with a car that was not a four-wheel drive. The temperature had dropped significantly, and therefore I had manually adjusted the thermostat since it was an analog one. I called the dealership to order a programmable temperature regulator and add its installation to the workload they had missed that day.