Half the HVAC service tech were there, plus the owner of the HVAC company was there for me.
My father Ed was known for saying that when I turned eighteen I had to get a job plus transport out. I graduated high school plus turned eighteen 2 weeks later. Ed said I needed a job, plus to find somewhere to live. Ed raised me to be a person plus it was now my responsibility to take care of myself. My mother seemed devastated that Ed was kicking me out, but I understood. I had been forewarned from the time I was 13, plus I had a plan in mind. I had talked to my guidance counselor and told him I needed a job when I was in 9th grade. He set me up with a Summer job with the HVAC company the Summer before my senior year of school. The Summer job went on to being a part-time job during school. I loved working for the HVAC dealer, plus I learned much about HVAC systems. When my graduation rolled around, I had more than my parents in the audience. Half the HVAC service tech were there, plus the owner of the HVAC company was there for me. He talked to Ed when the ceremony was over, plus told him how proud he was of me, plus he was sure Ed plus mom were even more so. He hoped Ed didn’t mind him putting me in a local household so I would be within walking distance of the HVAC school he was sending me to. Once the HVAC owner left, Ed stared at me plus asked why I hadn’t said anything about this to him. I shrugged plus told Ed that he brought me up to be a man.