For some reason, my mom hated HVAC technicians.
- I watched her try to run one over when he dared to cross the street in front of her.
I once asked her why she hated HVAC technicians, and she said they were cheating, low-down, liars, and they weren’t worth the air they breathed. I couldn’t believe how vehemently she spoke about HVAC technicians, and how she thought they were all alike. Had I met my father, I may have understood why, but I never met him nor was told about him. I talked to my grandmother, and she told me my father was an HVAC technician and it wasn’t until mom got pregnant that he told her he was married to the daughter of the local HVAC company. When I met my boyfriend, i didn’t expect it to become anything more than close friends, but I was wrong. Within a couple of weeks, he told me he loved me and I felt the same. I wanted him to meet my mother, but I told him not to mention he was an HVAC technician. Whatever you do, I told him, don’t tell mom you’re an HVAC technician. He thought mom may want free work because he had heard about people like that. I told him my mom hated HVAC technicians. He still thought I was joking, but then he shivered. He took one look in my eyes and realized I was serious. He said he wouldn’t speak a word about HVAC to her. I breathed a sigh of relief and then we picked up Grandma and headed to my mom’s house.