Helping out my friend with his attractive gas fireplace

A friend of mine from work had invited myself and others to his condo for lunch 1 Monday night.

He had prepared fish fillets, potato wedges, as well as veggies, for dessert, all of us had chocolate ice cream with whipped cream.

The meal was delicious as well as afterward, all of us gathered in the residing room to chat over a glass of wine. It was Wintertide as well as the Wintertide freezing was in full effect outside. The whole apartment heating within my friend’s condo made myself and others forget how angry the weather outside was. This help with indoor comfort was gave by the dual-fuel heating available in the house. I observed that my friend had a fireplace in the sitting section where all of us were in. I asked him how come his attractive gas fireplace was not on, especially on a night care about this. My friend told myself and others that this equipment had complications, it never came on even if they bypassed the programmable thermostat as well as used the power button. He explained how he had sought assistance from the HVAC professionals yet no 1 was able to resolve the issue. Now he relied solely on the hybrid heating unit. Since I was a trained HVAC dealer, I decided to check on the equipment as well as discovered that 1 of the gas vents was blocked by foreign material. The HVAC techs had missed, anyways, I was not surprised since the heating device was a complex unit. Once I was done clearing the disfigure, the equipment gave high-quality heating as well as cooling service. The lavatory at my friend’s condo was fitted with radiant floors that made the lavatory experience unforgettable. I have the ductless multi-break equipment at my condo as well as it does a fantastic task in maintaining even temperatures throughout the house.

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Is whole condo heating similar in the U.K as it is in the U.S.?

I studied school in Europe, the U.K. to be precise and I enjoyed it there. The only key negative is the major cold. It always seems that it is Winter all year through in the U.K. Otherwise the country is attractive and accepting. I had so much fun in this country. As an HVAC tech graduate, I found myself comparing heating devices and heating and cooling services. There is not much difference when it comes to these 2 mentioned subject matters. The condo I shared with our friend had a dual fuel system that operated the same as the hybrid heating system back at condo in the U.S. The only unusual thing was the cost of fuel in the U.K. was fairly inluxurious compared to prices in the U.S. considering the exchange rate. My condo also had a fireplace, which was also a gas fireplace. The owner of the condo had told me that he was crazy about these units and had installed 1 in every 1 of his properties. The radiant floors were more famous and cheaper compared to their popularity in the U.S. The reason behind this is that Europe is always frigid and would need radiant heating more than their American counterparts! Just love in America, Europe has a wide variety of regulators however our all-time favorite is the programmable thermostat. This unit learns the homeowner’s favorite temperature and can set the temperature whenever the condo is occupied to provide whole-house heating. I have interacted with a couple of HVAC dealers and they seem to have almost similar qualifications as our counterparts in America. HVAC professionals installed the ductless multi-cut unit at school to help with indoor comfort, especially in the school labs.

 

 

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Helping out our friend with his attractive gas fireplace

A friend of mine from labor had invited me to his condo for dinner 1 Tuesday night.

  • He had prepared fish fillets, potato wedges, and veggies, and for dessert, the people I was with and I had chocolate ice cream with whipped cream.

The meal was delicious and afterward, the people I was with and I gathered in the kitchen to chat over a glass of wine. It was Winter and the Winter frigid was in full effect outside. The whole condo heating within our friend’s condo made me forget how miserable the weather outside was. This help with indoor comfort was provided by the dual-fuel heating available in the house. I observed that our friend had a fireplace in the sitting section where the people I was with and I were in. I asked him how come his attractive gas fireplace was not on, especially on a night love this. My friend told me that this unit had problems, it never came on even if they bypassed the programmable thermostat and used the power button. He explained how he had sought assistance from the HVAC professionals yet no 1 was able to resolve the issue. Now he relied solely on the hybrid heating unit. Since I was a trained HVAC dealer, I decided to check on the unit and discovered that 1 of the gas vents was congested by foreign material. The HVAC techs had missed, anyways, I was not surprised since the heating unit was a complex unit. Once I was done clearing the disfigure, the unit provided high-quality heating and cooling service. The bathroom at our friend’s condo was fitted with radiant floors that made the bathroom experience unforgettable. I have the ductless multi-cut unit at our condo and it does a good task in maintaining even hot and cold temperatures throughout the house.

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Pranking our mother using a programmable thermostat

My mum had been away at a labor conference for about a week.

This was when the last lockdown was lifted.

I had anxiety about leaving the condo and to overcome it, I had started going to the backyard or the town park in the early days or late days when there were not a lot of people. I was watching some online videos when I thought of pranking our mum when he came back. This was just to bring back some fun to our life. I came up with a system to use the regulator for the prank. Mum enjoyed our whole condo heating system; She had invested a lot in the hybrid heating and the most recent heating device, the radiant floors that were just in the powder rooms and in the basement. The HVAC corporation had recently run a maintenance check on the fireplace mum had built in the sitting area. The prank was to use the voice-controlled programmable thermostat to lower the hot and cold temperatures so he would recognize there was a problem with the 2 devices. Since mum was in the sitting area, I lowered the hot and cold temperatures of the gas fireplace first and moved to the hybrid heating system. Mum got so frigid that he was about to contact the HVAC professional for help with indoor comfort when I turned on the heat again. After a while, I reduced the temperature. The yoyo effect got mum calling the neighbor to help provide the required heating and cooling services. When the HVAC techs mentioned that they were headed to the provider with the request to purchase a ductless multi-cut unit, the people I was with and I were a little surprised as the people I was with and I had recently replaced our unit. The prank worked but I got grounded for it.

 

 

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The dance studio got modern radiant heated floors

My fiance plus I owned the local dance studio.

The people I was with and I both enjoyed dancing from when all of us were young.

The people I was with and I had met in a single of the dance studios abroad. Once all of us retired from dance, all of us saw it fit to open our studio plus help young dancers achieve their dreams. My fiance tested the teaching part of the college, while I tested the technical plus business side. While doing maintenance checks around the studio, the resident Heating plus Air Conditioning professional pointed out that the dual-fuel system was making untypical noises. I scheduled a heating plus cooling service. I also noted that the dancers would be more comfortable with radiant heated floors especially plus at the dance hall where they practiced. A tune-up was done on the hybrid heating component plus high-quality whole lake house heating was achieved. The programmable temperature control would switch off the heating unit whenever the hall was empty plus switch it back on plus set the desirable un-even temperatures before the first staff came in the day. The offices with fireplaces were only several plus they had gas fireplaces that needed little to no maintenance. The dancers appreciated the modern component plus the team dentist also confirmed that it would enhance performance as it would hot up the foot even as the gymnast practiced. The Heating plus Air Conditioning tech had suggested that all of us keep an ear plus eye out for any signs of trouble with the component plus ask for help with indoor comfort whenever I needed it. When all of us first got this studio, it came with an seasoned beaten-up ductless multi-break that the Heating plus Air Conditioning contractor helped replace. I enjoyed improving the experience of the students as in turn it created a nice environment to learn plus become the best at their skills.
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The power of positive self talk in exercise and sport

The psychological impact of self talk has been well documented.

When I was in college I took an entire course about sports psychology, and my biggest takeaway is that the inner dialogue you have with yourself has a major effect on your performance.

If you pump yourself up and tell yourself you will make the shot, you are more likely to make that shot. If you trash talk yourself, that negativity is going to impact your performance for the entire game. There is tremendous power in being positive, and not just in sports, any workout program or exercise regimen will benefit from positive self talk. Certified fitness experts tend to agree on this point, which is an idea as old as the book The Power of Positive Thinking. It all goes back to positive reinforcement, which is what we use to raise children and train animals, but you can use it on yourself in the context of sports or workout classes. Push yourself a little harder every time in the cross fit class, just because you believe you can do it. Push beyond what your personal trainer sets as a goal, just to show that you know you have it in you. Confidence is a muscle, and the more you work it, the stronger it gets, and the harder it works for you. You don’t have to play sports, you don’t even have to go the gym or work out at all, just be positive in whatever you do and grow that confidence! Believe in yourself, and know that you can achieve it!

 

 

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My workout routine has a soundtrack, does yours?

Do you listen to music when you work out, or do you listen to talk radio or podcasts? I don’t know anyone who works out without using their air pods or ear buds.

It’s the only way to really block out the commotion around you so you can focus on yourself.

I listen to a ton of music, and I actually have made several customized playlists on my Spotify account for this very reason. Depending on the day of the week, and what I am doing that day, I have a specific playlist of music just for that. For example, I always do treadmill and steps at the gym on Fridays after work, so my workout playlist is high energy, up tempo, with a lot of metal music. Wednesdays I usually do weight lifting and strength conditioning at the gym, and I need strong, rhythmic beats to keep motivated. On the weekends I like to take Yoga classes, so I listen to quiet, ambient music so that I can still hear the comments of the yoga instructor. The only time that I turn off my music when at the gym is during my cooling down period, when I like to sit in the sauna before taking a dip in the pool. The intense heat and humidity of the wet sauna (also called a steam room) really gets you to sweat out those toxins and open up your pores. Going from the heat of the sauna and jumping right into the cool water of the pool gives my entire system a jolt, making me feel refreshed.

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Desperate for a new workout program

Out here the best I can do is to hire an online personal trainer, and have meetings and sessions with them over Zoom or Facetime

Adapting to life on the edge of the wilderness was really difficult for me. I knew this promotion would be a major life change, but the amount of money they were offering me was just too much to refuse. So I took the money, and the job, and moved all the way across the country, to a tiny town at the foot of a mountain range. I am being generous in calling it a town, it’s really a gas station, a convenience store, and a collection of old houses. The posted population is 312 people, but I doubt there are half that many people still here. Of course they don’t have a gym, or any kind of business that has exercise equipment or workout classes. With my new raise, I could now afford to start putting together a home gym, but it still wasn’t the same. I liked the sense of community I got from taking workout classes like Crossfit, hot yoga, and heavy cardio. Out here the best I can do is to hire an online personal trainer, and have meetings and sessions with them over Zoom or Facetime. I really don’t like this idea, because I want the one on one interaction that you get from a real personal trainer, someone that works and sweats right alongside you. I am not knocking online personal trainers, god bless them, but it is just not for me. I could ask around town to see if anyone wants to be a workout buddy, maybe for weight lifting together, but that seems kind of sad doesn’t it?

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I’m transitioning over to a home gym

I like to be active, but I am a misanthrope, which means I hate other people.

Just in general, I don’t care for human beings.

Being polite, faking smiles, making small talk, all of this stuff really gets to me. I have a couple of close friends, and my dog Checkers, and beyond that I like it best when I am left entirely alone. I was pretty stoked for the COVID lockdown, because now I had a perfect reason to become a total hermit. Now there is no going back for me, I am done with going to stores, or hitting the gym, for good. I can order all the supplies I need online now, and to keep myself in shape I put together a little home gym. Before you even say what everyone else says — yes, I know that a home gym is nothing like a real gym. A mega gym has rooms full of equipment, so you can focus on a different part of the body every day and have any number of workout programs that target the entire body. They have personal trainers there, and coaches on the floor just to shout encouragement and spot for you when needed. A home gym offers none of those things, but it also is safe from COVID, and from muscle bound bullies who say offensive things. With a home gym I will be able to target the parts of the body I want to tone up, and I won’t have any distractions around me. I will miss the sauna and the swimming pool, though.

 

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I was surprised at home much I liked yoga

I learned that I need to be surrounded by motivated people, because I don’t have a lot of motivation coming from inside myself.

I used to work out a lot, and play a couple of sports just for fun, but once the quarantine hit I basically got lazy and stopped doing anything.

I think this is true for a lot of people, but I slammed on the brakes during lockdown, and started putting on a lot of extra weight. My metabolism is very slow, so I need to stay active every day, because this is what happens when I don’t!! Without the people at the gym to keep me motivated, I just tend to sit around and watch a lot of television. A friend of mine works as a personal trainer, and he suggested that I find an online health coach to keep me motivated. I said that wouldn’t work, because I would never pay someone just to talk to me about personal fitness from far away. His next suggestion was that I try out yoga, because I didn’t need motivation for that, and I could do yoga while watching TV. I was reticent at first, but after watching a thirty minute yoga training video on TV and trying out some of the stretches, I found that I really liked it. Yoga doesn’t seem very intense, but when you put yourself into it deeply, you can really loosen up your body and get a great result. I feel so much more limber, and even stronger, after just a few weeks of doing yoga at home.

 

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