My friends and I really enjoy lending a hand to one another.
- For me, this winter has not been very pleasant.
Unfortunately, I really can only hold myself accountable. Because I didn’t maintain my HVAC system properly, my heating system wasn’t going to function as it should for me. I am aware that’s what I get for neglecting my heating system. My old oil furnace, which is amazing considering how long it has lasted, is what happened. Since it has been making strange noises for a while now and will occasionally turn off before turning back on, I believe it is nearing the end of its useful life. It stopped working completely during the chilly winter months, leaving me without a heating source and unable to use it at all. Fortunately, I don’t live in a region where it gets extremely cold, so it wasn’t like there was an emergency or anything, but going without heat wasn’t pleasant either. I was discussing my heating system problems and how old it was during a phone call with a friend of mine when I mentioned that I didn’t want to have it repaired because I was worried about the cost of the repairs. He informed me that he had a spare space heater that he constantly used and that I was welcome to borrow it. I initially resisted because he claimed to use it frequently, and I didn’t want to take it away from him. However, he assured me that it was okay because he had two of them. He would merely use the extra and lend me his space heating apparatus for the winter. I’m so glad I made the decision to use it now because it was the catalyst for my realization that space heaters are fantastic and that I should buy one for myself.