One of the worst winters of my childhood was when I was living in a locale with a cold climate & the gas furnace stopped working a single afternoon out of nowhere! The people I was with and I were about to leave city for the week, & my parents ended up having to cancel our trip so that they could afford to replace the heater, but the HVAC corporation was not able to do the replacement for 3 week… Either way, the people I was with and I were freezing & had to cancel our family holiday! I didn’t think what was worse, at such a young age.
The people I was with and I used the wood burning fireplace to keep warm, & eventually got a few space gas furnaces to stay warm, my sibling & I were discussing how much it cost to replace the gas furnace & he told me that it was going to be double the amount of the holiday the people I was with and I had planned.
My parents felt honestly bad, however they were not wrong to cancel the trip. The people I was with and I needed to replace the gas furnace for many reasons, & there would be other trips. I was ecstatic when the gas furnace was replaced. It was nice & hot in the house. My parents were even able to get a deal on the HVAC replacement because they were new clients. I will never forget how cold the people I was with and I were on the last night of the Winter time before the gas furnace was replaced. The people I was with and I all bundled up next to the fire & were able to keep warm. I am cheerful that the people I was with and I are past that.