This type of summer is not near as tough as back home
Where I grew up and lived almost my entire life, I was never actually all that excited about summer. Well, I guess when I was a little kid I was super stoked to be out of school. Still, the summer meant searing heat and high humidity. Every house I lived in had a great heat pump as the residential HVAC equipment. The heat pump was the one stop shop for our heating and cooling needs. All you had to do was flip the thermostat from heating to cooling. There were no other sources for heating and cooling. Then, I moved up here. I’m still not exactly sure that moving to the north was a great idea. It’s something I had to do if I wanted to continue my career track. But there are times when I really consider whether this five year commitment was worth that career progression. I’ve done one winter thus far and I simply can’t imagine doing another four. The house I bought came with new residential HVAC equipment. And while there is a heat pump for the central air conditioning, that’s all it’s for. The heating is done by a big, gas furnace that just cranks out the heating. I’m so thankful that I had that gas furnace and my neighbor showed me how to winterize the house to maximize HVAC efficiency. It’s also the first time that I’ve really ever been excited about the summer being here. This type of summer is not near as tough as back home. But I’m still awfully glad to have the central air conditioning.