It’s nice having a close friend who’s so good with air conditioners and furnaces
I have a friend from high school who has had a really tough life. His biological mother was committed to a state mental hospital when he was a child and his father was physically and emotionally abusive to him as he grew up. He wasn’t exactly encouraged to do well in school, nor did he have support at home whenever he needed help on homework. But despite this, he was a devoted and motivated kid with his hobbies. Despite his father’s problems, he was a painter by trade and taught my friend a lot about visual art. My friend loved sculpting with clay in particular, because he loved using his hands to morph something new out of nothing. He also took a liking to tools and handyman work, another thing his father taught him over the years. When I was headed to college, my friend took a different route and decided to go to trade school. He wasn’t sure at first where he would end up at the program, but eventually he fell into heating and cooling. It’s a lucrative business especially in our warm climate. He can utilize his hands all day long while he works, but he doesn’t have to worry about job security like his father does with his painting work. It’s nice having a close friend who’s so good with air conditioners and furnaces. He offered to help me install a window air conditioner in one of my apartments and I was incredibly grateful for his assistance. Aside from giving him beer, I also like to cook for him in exchange for his services. I might not be handy enough to work on the HVAC system, but I know my way around the kitchen at least.