I seem to always be cancelling my HVAC appointments.
The appointment gets made weeks and weeks in advance but something always seems to come up.
Then I have to cancel the HVAC maintenance only to forget to reschedule later. I tend to rationalize my behavior by thinking state of the art heating and cooling systems shouldn’t need so much maintenance. That statement rings particularly hollow to my right now. Just days ago, while I was in a dreamless sleep, the furnace made the most hideous sound before shutting off. None of my efforts to restart it were fruitful. I so bitterly cold outside that I knew I couldn’t wait until the next day to do something about it. So, I picked up the phone to place my very first emergency service call for my HVAC system. I wasn’t sure what would happen when the heating and air pro arrived. Would he be angry or have that “I told you so” look on his face. It didn’t matter because the house was getting colder and colder by the minute. The knock on the door came within the hour. I opened the door to find a cheerful and wide awake HVAC technician. He waived off all the apologies coming from my family and got to work. I was amazed by this guy’s attitude. What a professional disposition. The good feelings didn’t last much longer though. He handed me the bill and my jaw dropped open. The repair was expensive and when added to the emergency fee it was a bit overwhelming. The HVAC tech also pointed out that had I rescheduled the seasonal HVAC maintenance, the faulty part would have been caught and replaced.