One of the things I really like to do when I have free time on a Saturday or Sunday is go to a little small town and go downtown and just browse through the shopS. We have lots of little towns around us where I live, and most of them have a really cute little downtown area with little fun places to get unusual things. Just last weekend I decided to go ahead and go out to a little town about 40 minutes east of my house and just see what they had. They are kind of famous for having antique or vintage shops, and I really love vintage things so I decided to go see if I could save something from the landfill. That is when I discovered that I have very low tolerance for heat. It was quite hot outside, seasonably warm really, so when the thermostats were reaching high 80s, I got a little bit overheated. Walking from store to store was starting to feel like my internal furnace was burning with the heat of a thousand suns. That’s when I discovered the joy of opening up a shop door and having a little blast of air conditioning greet me with a smile. I truly began enjoying the air conditioning in the shops more than looking at the items in the shop. The AC was so enjoyable that several of us Shoppers will look at each other and go oh, it feels so good in here. air conditioning truly is a blessing, and although a lot of people consider it a luxury item, I believe that it has really become a necessary aspect of life.The AC was so enjoyable in one little store, a store that specializes in vintage books, I simply had to get myself a copy of something by Mark Twain.
I stay indoors for ball games now
I used to make a habit of seeing ball games live.
I was a big baseball fan and a big football fan and I still am.
I would almost never turn down tickets to a good ball game, or even a lame ball game depending on who was playing who. Whether it was friends or whether it was family or coworkers, I was always down to go see a game live. Fast forward a few years, and I’ve been making some pretty decent money. One thing that money has gone into is my heating and air conditioning system and the general comfort of my home. These days, I’ve got a nice house and a spacious living room with a great entertainment center. You probably see where this is going! It’s just so darn and comfortable at home being able to control the thermostat. Not to mention the fact that I have a 70-in flat screen TV that makes me feel like I’m plenty close to the action! Yes, these days, I’d much rather be in the air conditioning in the summer and in the heating during the winter instead of going to live games. Seeing games live was fun, but I was often subjected to the heat and glare of the sun, and I didn’t always score tickets with the best view. These days the best of you is right for my couch under the comfort of my HVAC system with my wife, my kids, and my buddies. They sure do like coming over to my place for the game!
Warmer temperatures affected my insomnia
I used to suffer from insomnia all the time when I was younger.
I just figured it was something that I would have to struggle with one way or another.
I tried all sorts of supplements to make me sleepier to varying degrees of success. There was always the drawback of side effects of the or sleeping really good but still ending up groggy in the morning because of the drug. As a result, one way or another, caffeine was always needed for me to get going in the morning. However, when I moved out of my parents house, I noticed something. I reflected back on the fact the temperature was indeed a factor in the difficulty of getting to sleep. I would often feel hot and sometimes even sweaty, but I wasn’t allowed to touch the thermostat. That was fair enough, it wasn’t my house, but it actually affected my sleep negatively! Now that I have control of my own thermostat and maintain my own heating and air conditioning system I have found that setting the thermostat to a much cooler temperature at night is far more conducive for me getting a good night’s rest. It feels amazing to set the thermostat to a breezy 67° for at least 8 hours in the evening. I end up sleeping much better than I ever have, although I’m not entirely out of the woods when it comes to insomnia. There’s still the other present problem of getting my brain to shut off!
Tightening my budget for the future
I have to admit that I can get a little crazy when it comes to saving money.
I’ve never been the kind of person who is middle of the road.
I’m either on one extreme or the other. So when I realized that my spending was not justifying my income the least, I decided to go the other route. That would be as tight-fisted with cash as possible. Don’t get me wrong, there really were plenty of things to saye for. I have a fiance that I am trying to sponsor to come to the US for marriage with all of the paperwork and fees that that entails. In short, I have to start thinking about preparing for a family. I’ve really tightened up on my food budget, and it just so happens that I’m going to be doing one meal a day fasting, so that’s a lot of money saved right there. I’ve also decided to forego my central heating and air conditioning system entirely. It’s spring, so now is a good time to try it. I’ll just liberally use my ceiling fans, my other fans, I also bought a single, portable air conditioning unit for my bedroom. After all, I still need to sleep well, and sleep comes easier to me when I’m nice and cool! I’m going to try to use as little electricity and water as possible. I can’t wait to see how much lower my utility bill will be now that I am trying to be as conscientious as possible.
Mistaken identity during an a/c service call
Working in an air conditioning company meant there were days when one could not go without a painkiller.
- There was this day when my team and I were working on a central air conditioner that had extensive ductwork.
It was a new a/c setup in new construction, meaning that everything about a new air conditioning install had to be set up from scratch. Homes are easier to work on than big commercial buildings that require more time and more air conditioning professionals than the former. The fatigue that came with such projects was something else, but I love my job. As an a/c repairman, a/c repair, a/c care, and a/c service are what I deal with most days. Some seasons are busier than others, such as winter and summer, when air conditioners overheat, trying to cool or warm homes. They are the air conditioning business’s most active months. One Friday afternoon, when I was about to call it a day, a call came in from a homeowner who wanted a new air conditioning filter and also to check if the climate control system was communicating well with the digital thermostat. Since I was on my way home, I took the item with me. When I got there, the lady who opened the door led me to the backyard, which was set up and decorated for a party. The lady told me that I was too early and the party would start later. She had mistaken me for someone else, so I clarified why I was there. It looked like it was going to be a fun party and part of me wished she had invited me.
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A near fatal incident during a/c care
When my son came home for the December holidays, I noticed that he had begun getting sick.
His allergies would flare up more often, and he seemed to have more frequent asthmatic attacks. He had been like this for all the seasons before we got the air conditioning install done about two years back. I noticed that after the a/c setup, my son would enjoy being a child and even go outside in the spring. The air quality within the house was impeccable, and it also helped with my sinuses. The air conditioner helped things within the household. The air conditioning professional insisted that I ensure that I replaced the air conditioning filters at least after every two to three months. I could get a dozen filters from the air conditioning business since any homeowner would do the replacement without prior training. Initially, we had used a dial-up climate control, and we did not see any need to upgrade it as it was still working. However, over the past couple of weeks, the central air conditioner had started malfunctioning, The unit would take a while to start, and sometimes it would be intermittent. After weeks of struggling, I finally called the air conditioning company to schedule an a/c care. The experts were efficient and showed up at the house after about an hour. They looked qualified and capable. A few moments after they started with the a/c repair, one of the a/c repairmen bent over, holding his chest. After the paramedics came, we discovered he had had a heart attack. The incident rattled the rest of the experts, but they kept on with the a/c service; they even upgraded my dial temperature control system to a digital thermostat.