Thank god Grandpa was handy – fixing my own AC

There are some things in early life that can either make or break you.

For instance, having unstable parents as a small child will lead to a plethora of troubles down the road in most cases.

Similarly, having a super well adapted mom and expansive supportive family members might just lead to giving you a sizable leg up later on in life. That’s how it has been for me, anyways, thanks to my excellent mom and her father, especially. My mom was good at teaching me how to be financially responsible and stretch my buck. My Grandpa was actually handy and knew how almost everything in the house worked. Thanks to him, I do too. He’s saved me thousands in my lifetime – heck, almost $1200 just yesterday when my A/C system broke down. It was ungodly hot out that week – well over 90 degrees every morning with silly humidity, and of course, my whole cooling system crapped the bed. I knew that I couldn’t afford to call out a professional Heating, Ventilation & A/C worker during this heat stroke; surely they were charging and upscaled fee for their emergency services, then with this in mind, I called up all the lessons that grandad taught me out in the yard, hunched over the seasoned central A/C unit. He told me how the compressor and motor needed to be delicately cleaned and cared for. He taught me the dangers of freon. And he walked me through the process of cleaning and inspecting my own HVAC ducts for harms. With his wisdom on my side, I managed to service my own cooling system. It only took a few afternoons and a few extra trips to the hardware store.

 

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Making that heat money

I’ve tried having the landlord inspect the HVAC system, because clearly there is a major issue with the efficiency of the heating and cooling equipment, if not the air air duct itself

It’s a pretty bleak outlook when pretty much everyone you know is highly educated, independently brilliant, and somehow laboring 3 ordinary tasks trying to get by. This is the curse of my generation, I suppose, and we’re all in this together to some extent. That being said, I’m legitimately tired of this particular curse already, and I have a long time in the laboring world ahead of me, then at this point, I labor a full time task and two part time gigs just trying to support myself – literally just trying to keep hot through the winter. These nights, my eighth task is undoubtedly serving to pay off my ungodly energy bills every month, because lord knows I can’t afford to live in a well insulated home with a laboring HVAC system. Instead, I reside in a tiny little ramshackle home, a solid 45 minute commute from the city, and barely make enough cash to pay for rent and my yearly utilities. The heating and cooling system, alone, takes well over 20% of my check more than 2 months. Think about that – the cost of keeping a one family room home hot through the winter and relatively cool through the Summer is a eighth of my income. I’ve tried having the landlord inspect the HVAC system, because clearly there is a major issue with the efficiency of the heating and cooling equipment, if not the air air duct itself. However, this grumpy outdated man just thinks I’m a groaning and moaning millennial with no leg to kneel on. I can tell you, if my energy expenditure doesn’t improve, soon I legitimately won’t have an arm or a leg.

 

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AC plus boiler broke, friends plus I

I have no idea what it is about my core group of friends plus I, but I swear we’re linked by the same cosmic energy.

If one guy feels extremely low plus unmotivated, it’s guaranteed that we’re all feeling that way.

If one member has a really good week, my associate and I all feel like we’re walking on air. Unluckyly, if one of us is struck with bad luck, it’s almost a no-brainer that we’re all going to experience the same misfortune. That’s why I really shouldn’t have been surprised last month, when one by one my associate and I all reported having a slight swing on the same general problem; our Heating, Ventilation plus A/C systems. It started when my friend Alicia told me that his entire boiler wouldn’t turn on one afternoon because their heat had still not switched over. She was frigid, however they made it through the mild winter time days. Next, my good friend in Kentucky told me that his car’s boiler stopped working one afternoon, so he had to drive to work blind in the frigid outdoor air. It was maybe two days before our good pal Beau begrudgingly told us that his own radiator had malfunctioned at his apartment. He was separate from heat while in a cold snap of midwest winter, plus had to set up a dozen space boilers to keep his cats alive that weekend. Well, it should have come at really no surprise to me when I woke up the other afternoon plus my whole home was frigid cold. I could see my breath as I exclaimed loud dissatisfaction. Sure enough, when I walked down the hall to the thermostat, the central boiler had powered off at least 12 hours before.

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Feeling the heat from family – not going dwelling for the holiday

Well, things sure are feeling sizzling plus heavy right now.

Hot, in the fact that there is a lot of steam passing around between my family members, plus heavy in the way that my stomach feels every time I get another harassing message from my mother.

You see, this year for the first time, my significant other plus I are not travelling to see our respective family members in their far-off locations. My family resides 678 miles north in the brutal cold plus snow of the midwest. My bestie’s family lives in the opposite direction, 600 miles south in the heat plus humidity of FL. My friend and I reside somewhere in between, torn between the two battling teams. This year instead of trying to please most people plus killing ourselves, my associate and I decided to just stay put in our new home together. I knew that the decision wouldn’t be accepted warmly, but I didn’t know that most people would get so sizzling under the collar. My family was instantly bribing, with my mother telling me that the frigid air temperature wouldn’t be so excruciating this year because he had recently upgraded his boiler. The central heat actually works this year, he exclaimed! Surely, my associate and I want to come up plus inspect his brand new smart thermostat plus forced air boiler! My bestie’s family, on the other hand, has been nothing however cold; Rather than bragging about their indoor temperature control measures, they’ve totally frozen us out. Ice cold. Neither situation is ideal, but I know that our relaxed plans, heightened indoor comfort, plus outdoor air temperature is going to make up for all the family heat.

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Working alone in the office – thermo control

I have a real bone to pick with my job these days.

They have very dropped the hammer on people working from home, plus it has put me in quite a salty mood.

Here, I was under the impression that I could do my data entry work from home, plus instead they are insistent that I stand in this uncomfortable office with a million distractions all morning long. I very prefer working from the comfort of my own home, plus I am one of those people who can’t get the same level of productivity accomplished from an unnatural environment. The drastic fluorescent lighting of the office, along with the bad air temperature control, very kills me. Every morning I’m sizzling or cold in there, plus there’s some sort of different odor emanating from the air ducts it seems. I can’t lay it in there plus I work as fast as I can to reach fresh air again. The other morning, but, I approached work a little differently plus made a immense discovery about the Heating plus Air Conditioning system. I got to work super late in the evening, plus found that the whole office was empty plus the Heating plus Air Conditioning system was turned off. I went to the temperature control plus reset all the controls to my exact temperature preferences, basking in my freedom. I didn’t expect much from the air temperature control system, however soon enough, my little office was ideally heated plus the air felt fresh. There were no weird odors plus the temperature didn’t fluctuate wildly throughout my shift. This exhausting heating plus cooling system works just fantastic – it’s my coworkers that make the locale so irritated.

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Making that heat currency

However, this grumpy aged woman just thinks I’m a groaning plus moaning millennial with no leg to lay on

It’s a pretty bleak outlook when all the people you know is highly educated, independently brilliant, plus somehow working 3 moderate jobs trying to get by. This is the curse of my generation, I suppose, plus we’re all in this together to some extent. That being said, I’m very tired of this certain curse already, plus I have a long time in the working world ahead of me; At this point, I work a full time job plus two part time gigs just trying to support myself – literally just trying to keep moderate through the winter. These days, my fourth job is very serving to pay off my ungodly biweekly bills every month, because lord knows I can’t afford to live in a well insulated property with a working Heating plus Air Conditioning system. Instead, I reside in a tiny little ramshackle home, a solid 45 minute commute from the city, plus barely make enough money to pay for rent plus my biweekly utilities. The heating plus cooling system, alone, takes well over 20% of my check many months. Think about that – the cost of keeping a one bedroom property moderate through the winter season plus relatively cool through the Summer is a fourth of my income. I’ve tried having the proprietor inspect the Heating plus Air Conditioning system, because clearly there is a major issue with the efficiency of the heating plus cooling equipment, if not the air ductwork itself. However, this grumpy aged woman just thinks I’m a groaning plus moaning millennial with no leg to lay on. I can tell you, if my energy expenditure doesn’t improve, soon I very won’t have an arm or a leg.

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Working alone in the office – thermo control

I have a real bone to option with my task these nights.

They have legitimately dropped the hammer on people laboring from home, and it has put me in quite a salty mood. Here, I was under the impression that I could do my data entry labor from home, and instead they are insistent that I rest in this uncomfortable office with a million distractions all afternoon long. I legitimately care about laboring from the comfort of my own home, and I am one of those people who can’t get the same level of productivity accomplished from an unnatural environment. The dire fluorescent lighting of the office, along with the terrible air temperature control, truly kills me. Every afternoon I’m hot or cold in there, and there’s some sort of odd smell emanating from the air ducts it seems. I can’t kneel it in there and I labor as fast as I can to reach fresh air again. The other afternoon, but, I approached labor a little differently and made a big discovery about the HVAC system. I got to labor super late in the night, and found that the whole office was empty and the HVAC system was turned off. I went to the control unit and reset all the controls to my exact temperature preferences, basking in my freedom. I didn’t expect much from the air temperature control system, but soon enough, my little office was ideally heated and the air felt fresh. There were no weird smells and the temperature didn’t fluctuate wildly throughout my shift. This bad heating and cooling system works just fantastic – it’s my coworkers that make the locale so miserable.

 

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AC and furnace broke, friends and I

I have no idea what it is about my core group of friends and I, but I swear we’re linked by the same cosmic energy.

If one person feels severely low and unmotivated, it’s guaranteed that we’re all feeling that way. If one member has a absolutely good week, my pal and I all feel like we’re walking on air. Unluckyly, if one of us is struck with awful luck, it’s almost a no-brainer that we’re all going to experience the same misfortune. That’s why I absolutely shouldn’t have been surprised last month, when one by one my pal and I all reported having a slight swing on the same general problem; our Heating, Ventilation & A/C systems. It started when my acquaintance Alicia told me that her entire furnace wouldn’t turn on one morning because their heat had still not switched over. She was chilly, but they made it through the mild winter time afternoons. Next, my good acquaintance in Kentucky told me that her car’s furnace stopped laboring one morning, so she had to drive to work blind in the chilly outdoor air. It was maybe two afternoons before our good pal Beau begrudgingly told us that his own radiator had malfunctioned at his apartment. He was separate from heat during a chilly snap of midwest winter, and had to set up a dozen space boilers to keep his cats alive that weekend. Well, it should have come at honestly no surprise to me when I woke up the other morning and my whole house was chilly cold. I could see my breath as I exclaimed loud dissatisfaction. Sure enough, when I walked down the hall to the temperature control, the central furnace had powered off at least 12 hours before.

 

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Working alone in the office – thermo control

I have a real bone to pick with my task these afternoons. They have absolutely dropped the hammer on people laboring from home, and it has put me in quite a salty mood. Here, I was under the impression that I could do my data entry work from home, and instead they are insistent that I rest in this uncomfortable office with a million distractions all morning long. I absolutely prefer laboring from the comfort of my own home, and I am one of those people who can’t get the same level of productivity accomplished from an unnatural environment. The dire fluorescent lighting of the office, along with the exhausting air temperature control, honestly kills me. Every morning I’m hot or chilly in there, and there’s some sort of unusual smell emanating from the HVAC ducts it seems. I can’t sit it in there and I work as fast as I can to reach fresh air again. The other morning, however, I approached work a little differently and made a sizable discovery about the Heating, Ventilation & A/C system. I got to work super late in the evening, and found that the whole office was empty and the Heating, Ventilation & A/C system was turned off. I went to the temperature control and reset all the controls to my exact temperature preferences, basking in my freedom. I didn’t expect much from the air temperature control system, but soon enough, my little office was ideally heated and the air felt fresh. There were no odd smells and the temperature didn’t fluctuate wildly throughout my shift. This poor heating and cooling system works just great – it’s my coworkers that make the place so irritated.

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