My boss moved us back into the office at the beginning of the year. It was no longer financially viable to keep all employees at home working remotely, as well as the concerns over privacy breaches for client personal information when it’s being handled on unsecure internet connections. That’s sort of a tradeoff when you […]
Author: Rich
The smell of cooking fumes collects in our HVAC filter overtime
My mom got me in the habit of cooking regular meals before I even graduated high school and left for college. By the time I moved into the freshman residence halls in undergraduate school, I had a small hot plate and an electric griddle and was making a surprising number of home cooked meals even […]
You can’t prevent some dust from getting in your house whenever you open a door
Now that I’m working from home and getting all of my grocery orders delivered, I am getting too comfortable with being homebound. I make excuses to avoid going out, even if it’s to run a check to the bank or to hit a store that doesn’t offer home delivery services. I’ll admit, it’s nice to […]
My electricity bill skyrockets during the summer every year
When I was younger, I enjoyed the changing seasons much more than I do now. I embraced the cold autumn breezes when they’d cap the final summer afternoons in mid September every year. I relished the first snowfall, even when it left me shivering at my bus stop in the early morning hours. And just […]
You can buy sheets of activated charcoal pre-filter media from the hardware store
This is how I get all of my supplies from the hardware store without having to buy everything up front I learned recently about buy-now, pay-later services. There’s one in particular that allows you to earn points that go on your credit score. After you’ve successfully completed one of their six-week, four-payment purchases, you can […]
My first dorm room had an adjustable thermostat but the second did not
I had some interesting experiences living on campus my first two years of undergraduate school. I feel incredibly lucky that I was placed with the right person, because my roommate Trey and I got along from the start. We both had similar demeanors, both quiet, and also shared a love for rock and jazz music. […]
I like to put mesh covers over my HVAC condensers to keep the leaves out
Recently I bought a product for my HVAC condenser that looks a lot like a giant hairnet, although it works to keep things out instead of containing things within I never understood the importance of a hair net when I first started working as a dishwasher in high school. I figured that it was only […]
My air purifier collects a lot of the dust that would otherwise gather in my a/c filter
I learned a lot of good lessons over the years from the elders in my family. My grandfather taught me everything I know about cars, starting from an extremely young age. He let me help him with his oil changes when I was only eight-years-old. I’m glad that my dad encouraged it because he knew […]
The new heating and cooling company is the best yet for the whole city
Despite living in a big city with a lot of options for shopping and businesses, I’m not impressed so far after moving out of the countryside. Just because I am closer to civilization and have to drive less, it doesn’t mean I am happier or more content. On the contrary, I feel claustrophobic some days […]