Astonished by the power of direct sunlight heating

There are so many things to learn and get accustomed to when moving from north to south.

There is a cultural difference for sure.

Then, some of the menu choices are a bit curious. But of course, one big change is the climate. We went from having our gas furnace cranking out the HVAC heating all winter to a heat pump. And that heat pump doesn’t get much of a workout in our house. The second winter we were down here, I counted a total of 11 times that the heat pump kicked on. Every one of those instance where HVAC heating was needed was early in the morning. Maybe a couple of hours worth of heating was all that was ever needed to knock the chill out of the place. The other big thing we were loving getting accustomed to was no neighbors. We have a house on 8 acres of land. So we didn’t put up any window treatments up so we could revel in our privacy and enjoy the view as well. What I didn’t know about was that the direct sunlight heating in this region is fierce. And I mean fierce. The very first spring, as the temperatures were coming up, the air conditioning was kicking on a lot. By May, the utility bill was completely insane. Thankfully, the HVAC company got me hip to the situation and got me a great link to a solar blind company. These things are amazing as they are controlled by the smart thermostat to go up and down as the sun moves across the sky.
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We were eager to get the new basketball hoop set up

Shockingly, we were unable to find it by just feeling around in the grass

When we had the new basketball hoop delivered to our home, I couldn’t wait to get it put together. I was out there with my son helping out because he was just as excited to start playing some games of basketball. Of course, it was a very hot day when we got the basketball hoop, so we were putting together with the sun beating down on us. There wasn’t even a spot where we could escape from the sun. I kept telling my son that we had to go inside the house for some air conditioning breaks. He asked me why and said we needed to do that first because he said he was feeling just fine without any AC. Later in the day, he was singing a different tune when he was feeling exhausted from all the sunshine heating. We both had to go have some lunch in the air conditioning before we even finished putting the basketball hoop together. It took way longer than I thought it would, but it was worth it when we eventually completed it. There was something that held us back for a little while and that was the fact that we dropped one of the important bolts that we needed to use in the grass. Shockingly, we were unable to find it by just feeling around in the grass. My wife had the idea to get the metal detector and once she brought that out, she was able to find the bolt in no time! I was so glad when we found it and we were able to finish everything up. When we put the hoop where we wanted it, we went inside for some air conditioning again before going back out and playing a 1 on 1 game of basketball.
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Things got entirely out of hand at the protest

It was crazy what happened this past weekend.

I went to a protesting event to protest something that was very meaningful to me. Well, things were going alright for a long period of time and we were just out there holding up our signs as different news crews came through and what not. Well, eventually things got entirely out of hand. There were a bunch of people who started rioting and people started lighting fires everywhere and breaking into stores. I didn’t get it, this was all supposed to be entirely peaceful but people were truly losing their minds. I think most of the people didn’t want to get involved in looting or committing crimes, but I saw a lot of people causing destruction and stealing things. There was this HVAC supplier there and it’s a place that I would go to all the time. I even bought a couple of UV air purifiers from that place. I saw a bunch of people running off with window AC units, air purifiers, and boxes of HEPA filters. It was a shame to see all that happening. I remember calling the police, but apparently the line was busy because I wasn’t able to get through to anybody. I was so happy when I finally got home where I actually felt safe. It’s really messed up when I process everything too because we should be able to have peaceful protests without everybody freaking out. I wouldn’t even say it was everybody though, just a few bad eggs that started a wave of crime in the community and we don’t need to see things like that happening.

 

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The food was delicious at the new diner in town

The other day when my wife asked what I wanted for breakfast, I told her I was unsure.

She said she didn’t really feel like cooking anyway and suggested that we go to this new diner in town where she heard they had great biscuits and gravy.

I hadn’t had that dish in a long time and my curiosity was piqued. So we got in the car and it was incredibly overheated. So I fumbled with the temperature control settings to get the AC system cranking. The AC felt really nice about 5 minutes after we got on the road and we made our way to the new diner. I was really hoping that this place had pleasant temperature control settings, because I thought if not, my breakfast would be spoiled and I wouldn’t feel like eating. Well, as soon as we stepped foot in the place, I was relieved. Not only were the temperature control settings on point but the air quality was fantastic. I mean, you could smell all the good food cooking, but it wasn’t like it was smoky or anything. My wife ordered biscuits and gravy and I had a sausage omelet. I have to admit, I was tempted to get the steak and eggs breakfast, but that was sort of expensive. I did tell my wife that I might go for that meal next time we decided to come to this diner for breakfast. We took our time eating and sipping on our coffee while talking about what else we wanted to do that day, and that’s when I told her it would be cool to see a new movie at the local theater. I was looking forward to it because they always blast their AC system.

 

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The HVAC professional couldn’t really keep his farts under control

It was kind of an awkward moment when I showed the HVAC tech to my HVAC equipment the other day. He said something about the fact that he just got off lunch and he had tacos. I mean honestly, he didn’t need to tell me all of that but I guessed he was just making small talk. I just wanted to make sure my HVAC system was going to be in good hands and he would get everything taken care of properly. He assured me that he had a lot of experience with various HVAC systems and mine would be a piece of cake to get repaired in no time. Then, he suddenly farted very loudly. I just stood there stunned for a moment while he said, “Excuse me.” Well, I didn’t want to stick around to bask in the ambience, so I told him I would let him get to his work and I hurried back upstairs. I went to my office to get caught up on some of my work and I then just started laughing uncontrollably for a minute. I couldn’t help not think of that awkward moment when that guy just let one rip, and I probably never heard such a noisy fart in all my days. I finally got myself together and even when I was going to the kitchen, I heard the guy let another one rip and I could hear it all the way from upstairs. I imagined that guy would have to go to the bathroom considering he had tacos, but I was hoping he would go home for that. When he told me everything was finished, I was half expecting him to ask where my restroom was, but he instead rushed out of there like he was in a hurry to get home to use the toilet.

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I wasn’t getting much done with my book for a long while

I wasn’t entirely motivated to work on my book for what seemed like forever.

I had been working on the outline here and there because I was trying to put together a very complicated story, but I wanted it to be something easy enough to understand and I wanted the characters to be certain ways.

I realized something that was holding me back was the poor air quality in my house. I started to feel sick while being at home, and I couldn’t really work anywhere other than my desktop. Sure, I guess I could have worked on my laptop, but I don’t enjoy just sitting there typing on the laptop because I require a larger keyboard that is ergonomic in order to type quickly and get what I want written. I also appreciate being home where I can set the HVAC settings however I wish so I can be relaxed while doing my work. But with all the dust floating around in my house, it was no wonder I couldn’t get to work. So I ended up having an HVAC professional come out to help me out. He advised me to get a UV air purification system installed and he said it would also be a good idea to have my ductwork system cleaned. So I went for those things exactly, and I was pleased with the outcome. Suddenly, my air quality was fantastic, especially after the ductwork cleaning was finished. It was hard to believe how much dirt and debris was trapped inside of there, and now that it was gone, there were no more serious contaminants in my home. The UV air purification has been helping a lot and I have been writing a lot as of late. I plan on keeping good air quality in my home so I can finish numerous books in my series.

 

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I realized the air quality wasn’t so great when being stuck at home

It wasn’t until the pandemic came around and we were locked in our homes, when I realized how poor the air quality was.

I’m sure it didn’t help that everybody was cramped inside the house through this ordeal we were facing.

Of course, I knew that we had to do something about this air quality issue, so I called the local HVAC company. I was happy when I learned that we could have a UV air purification system installed and have our ductwork system cleaned out. I figured the ductwork system hadn’t been cleaned in forever, so it was good that I was having that done. I was pleased with the work performed by the HVAC experts, they did excellent work. After seeing the before and after pictures of the ductwork after the cleaning, I was amazed with how well they did. It was so filthy and clogged up and it suddenly made sense why the air quality was so terrible in our home before the cleaning was done. Of course, the UV air purification system has been helping considerably. We didn’t even switch to better air filters, but I know the UV air purification system uses HEPA filters, so our air quality is better than it’s ever been. It is also comforting knowing that the UV light works to get rid of dangerous viruses and bacteria. I have heard about a lot of people getting sick through the pandemic, but none of us ever came down with anything serious, fortunately. That UV air purification system has been working beautifully this whole time, we just have to keep up with the air filter changes.

 

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Decided to use zeosand in our pool filter

Recently when I was looking into getting new pool sand for the pool sand filter, I became interested in the zeosand.

With the zeosand, I read that the water would be crystal clear and purified on a level that makes the water much safer and comfortable. Of course, you have to clean the sand off very well before you pour it into your sand filter tank. So I went out there to take care of this on an incredibly hot day. We also had a slight leak in our pool and I was able to find the hole in the liner so I could patch it up. So after I got the sand filter ready to go, I was feeling really hot and sticky. I wanted to stay out there and vacuum the pool for a little while, but I was feeling way too overheated. I mean sure, the water would have cooled me off, but I decided to go inside to relax in the air conditioning for awhile. It turned out that was exactly what I needed as well as a little bit of food. I ended up eating some leftover chicken from the previous night, which was delicious. It was my wife’s honey BBQ chicken with bacon and cheese topping. I honestly was surprised there was a piece left because the kids always devour it all whenever she makes good dishes like that. So after I felt relaxed enough after spending time in the air conditioning, I decided to finally go out and tackle the vacuuming of the pool. It took a long time, but the water actually was feeling great, so I didn’t mind hanging out in the pool making sure everything was cleaned out properly Also with the pool filter running the zeo sand, the water already was clear as ever!

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I wasn’t even sure at first if I wanted to be promoted

I had been working for this HVAC company for so long and I grew very comfortable with the type of work that I did.

  • Because of my knowledge working on commercial and residential HVAC systems, most people would come to me to ask different questions.

Usually I was able to come up with a good answer to most complications, but usually I had to see what was going on for myself to make a precise judgment. Eventually, our main boss ended up getting sick and the owner of our HVAC company said he would have to be replaced. He didn’t want to recruit someone from the outside that didn’t have experience or already know how we conducted business, so he said he wanted to promote from within our business. Everybody automatically nominated me for the position and nobody there had any objections. It all happened so fast and I tried to say that I didn’t want to be promoted. One friend I was talking to a little later asked me why I wouldn’t want a promotion when I basically already do the job. He said I might be taking care of a little more paperwork, but everybody always came to me for help anyway, so I might as well get paid for the job that I was already doing. I love how my friend is able to put things in perspective like that, he had a good point. So I accepted the job position and arguably, things have been running better since I started running things. This is because I know precisely what we need to do as a business to get ahead, and what we need to focus on. Taking care of the clients is always our number one goal.

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The HVAC company we found was better than we imagined

It didn’t take me very long to realize I found a pretty good HVAC company to take care of our HVAC repair and maintenance needs.

Now this HVAC company was a little further than most of the others, but this place had better reviews and so we gave them a call.

The HVAC experts we have been working with have been fantastic. Also, I love the fact that they didn’t try to pressure us into signing up for a service contract. Before becoming dedicated to any HVAC company like that, I wanted to make sure that they were fully committed to excellent service and professionalism. I didn’t want to have any issues, and I never had issues with these guys. They even invited us to their annual company picnic where they invited clients, friends, and family to relax in the park while eating good food and enjoying drinks. We had a great time and it was cool to see how many awesome people were working for this HVAC company. They must make good money because they even had expensive foods like lobster for anybody to have, and it was basically a buffet so you could eat as much as you preferred. They even insisted that we take a lot of food back home because they had so much, so we ended up taking some lobster home and some other delicious food. It was great and we really enjoyed this HVAC company. This is why we decided to enroll into a service contract with them. So far, we have been saving a lot of money and our HVAC equipment has been working so efficiently.

 

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