And he’s just the same down to earth, great guy that he was way back when
It’s funny how there are people you knew when you were young that ended up just the way you thought that they would. That’s so true with one of my best highschool buddies. Actually, we go back to the days of a small country school house. I remember how hot we were in the Winter with that radiant heating. And we were hot the rest of the year as well because there was exactly zero amount of commercial HVAC in that place. Perhaps this initially sparked an interest in HVAC for my buddy. He was such a good guy, well thought of and did well in school. When I was trying to get into college, my buddy had already made up his mind what he wanted to do. I don’t know why or how but he sort of mapped out his career by starting out as an HVAC technician. I think there was perhaps some passion for working on heating and cooling equipment for sure. But I also think my friend was also choosing a path where he could be financially successful as his own boss. I went off to college and ended up moving to the other end of the country. It’s been something like 25 years and I caught up with him on a rare visit to the region. I was pleased to see that he indeed followed that road map he’d laid out all those years ago. He went from HVAC technician to HVAC contractor to an HVAC professional who now owns his own, local HVAC company. And he’s just the same down to earth, great guy that he was way back when. I love a happy ending.