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 know I’m not getting very much exposure to COVID-19 as well. This at least held true during the worst parts of the pandemic when I was worried that my exposure was potentially life threatening. It’s a major relief that current variants of the virus have been a lot less tenacious and deadly than the initial ones. That’s the only positive that I remind myself of when I look at the infection rates and see positive increases across the board, with many states seeing increases again for the fifth, sixth, and seventh times. Some people have managed to get COVID inside big and open living spaces because of shared central HVAC systems where the viral particles simply recirculate while the a/c or heating system is running. I use special allergen filters that have a small enough micro size to collect viral particles like the COVID-19 virus. Aside from containing any COVID-infected respiratory particles, I’m also extremely careful when opening any external doors or windows. That’s how you can quickly get out of control of dust all over your indoor surfaces. It’s impossible to avoid it to some degree without owning a separate decontamination room in between my front door and the inside of my house

Heat pump

I went eight years without seeing my father, but it wasn’t by choice.

He was living 1,200 miles on the opposite side of the country, and I have been acting as a caregiver for my mother in the time since.

Have I done anything to prevent him from getting on a plane to visit us here in the south? Absolutely not—in fact, he did once in 2012. It’s hard knowing that someone you care for greatly doesn’t wish to see you nearly as much as you want to see them, let alone your own father! It still bothers me, but what am I supposed to do? I live closer to him now and I wish he would simply acknowledge all of those years I went without being able to see him in the physical form. Once or twice a week I head over to his house as it’s only 20 minutes away from mine. Sometimes he makes a home cooked meal, but lately we’ve simply shared coffee amongst each other while talking with a plate of donuts between us. My dad’s old air conditioner has been the topic of discussion lately because it was giving my dad a lot of trouble until he finally budgeted the money for a new one. I told him that he should look for the most energy efficient HVAC system he could afford if it didn’t mean sacrificing on performance at the same time. He went with an air conditioner with the highest SEER rating which resulted in a strong performing machine with extremely high energy efficiency as well.

 

air conditioning installation

I didn’t do much cooking before my 30s.

I was single for much of this time, which meant that I didn’t spend a lot of money on anyone but myself.

This gives you the opportunity to fall into the unhealthy habit of eating out all of the time, often more than once a day. Even if you eat the healthiest vegan diet, it’s a bad habit for future financial security. I didn’t foresee the COVID pandemic and the dissolution of my boss’s company as a result. But it made a lot of sense, because it was a restaurant and food service consulting company which saw a massive deficit in clients when so many restaurants had to close down for good when the transition to carry-out and delivery orders didn’t manage to keep them afloat. Either way, the job I had to take when I lost my old one was a huge pay-cut right out the gate. While I used it as leverage for my current job position, I was forced to immediately switch to cooking my own meals if I wanted to afford all of my bills on time every single month. After I had moved to almost all home cooking, I noticed something I hadn’t noticed before. Whenever I would pull my old air conditioner filters out of my central HVAC system, they would smell like burnt food from all of the cooking oils permeating my indoor air. With so much food being cooked in the kitchen every single day, it’s a small wonder the inside of my air handler isn’t sticky to the touch from cooking grease.

 

 

Air conditioner tune-up

I was used to buying old cars and driving them until the cost of repair far exceeded the value of the car altogether.

• This worked fine for me when I had a nextdoor neighbor who was willing to do my mechanical work for a bargain compared to auto mechanic shops.

But when he moved to a neighboring city to open a body repair shop, I was left without my on-demand, discount car mechanic. At this point I did some math and realized it would cost the same amount of money to simply get a car loan on something new, at least I’d know that the car was in prime shape. I know some people who have cars for years before needing any work done, especially if they take care of them. Not only that, but think about it like this. Let’s say you buy a brand new car with a five-year loan on it. After those five years, you now have a car with under 100,000 miles on it that has only one single owner—you. You could always turn it in to the dealership and get another new vehicle with another car payment. If you don’t, you’ll have a car in much better shape than if you had started at year-zero with a car that already had more than 100,000 miles on it. You won’t always know the vehicle history either, leaving so many questions regarding unseen problems that could appear at a moment’s notice. It’s also nice having a newer vehicle with its amenities like the cabin air filter. This is the first time I have ever bought a car that actually came with a filter for the air conditioner and heating system. I didn’t know until the mechanic told me during a routine oil change.

 

 

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It’s not like they were trying to offset the costs of expensive winter heating, in part because our school rarely needs the furnace at all, regardless of what month or week it is

I grew up in the deep south far away from the ocean. I wasn’t near a river or lake either, making our environment particularly hot year round. However, the heat was always particularly miserable during the spring, summer, and autumn seasons. Even in winter we had weeks where highs would jump into the 80s in the mid afternoon hours. I can’t believe it when I think back, but that was normal for me for over 15 years of my life. We didn’t even have neighborhood pools where we could get some kind of relief, which is weird from what I’ve learned over the years. It seems like most medium-sized cities at least have public swimming of some kind, but our’s did not. When we were at school and the weather was hot outside, the campus administrators were happy watching us boil in those classrooms with the most meager air conditioning you could ever imagine. I wish the school officials would try to exist for longer than 30 minutes in those kinds of conditions, let alone retain their sanity in the process. I heard from some people that lived up north that their schools actually ran the air conditioning more than mine did during the worst summer heat waves. It’s not like they were trying to offset the costs of expensive winter heating, in part because our school rarely needs the furnace at all, regardless of what month or week it is. It just doesn’t get particularly cold in these neck of the woods. It’s the nasty summer heat waves that are the most frustrating to deal with, day in and day out.

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My mom got me in the habit of cooking familiar meals before I even graduated school plus left for school.

By the time I moved into the freshman residence halls in undergraduate school, I had a small hot plate plus an electric griddle plus was making a surprising number of house cooked meals even though it was highly against the rules. In retrospect I get it because they didn’t want a situation where an avoidable fire could start out of nowhere plus potentially kill dozens or hundreds of students in the process. And since a roommate while in my sophomore year once used my toaster oven when I was away without my consent, I can totally see a situation like this happening when you have these grownup children who never l received how to take care of themselves dealing with lethal appliances. At least I managed to get away from the school campus by the following year plus was living in a studio apartment for a number of years. My cooking improved with time, plus now I’m constantly in the study room from a single afternoon to the next. I cook so much food in this house that the fumes collect plus leave oil deposits in my Heating as well as A/C filter. I notice the smell of burnt food whenever I open the filter tray in my air handler plus upgrade the filter with a new a single. That’s when I realized I need to better utilize my vent hood above my stove top more, plus putting a charcoal filter inside to collect some of the cooking smells before they can permeate the rest of my house plus the Heating as well as A/C plan along with it.

 

zone control

I l received recently about buy-now, pay-later services.

There’s a single in unique that allows you to receive points that go on your credit score.

After you’ve successfully completed a single of their six-week, four-payment purchases, you can apply to be in their credit program. My credit was ruined when I lost my home right out of university and had to float myself along in motel rooms and homeless shelters for a few years. I had to max-out my ATM cards and three of them got written-off and are large red blotches on my credit report. But with this new buy-now, pay-later repair I have already increased my credit score by 100 points in only 6 months. It’s genuinely convenient now that a single of the largest retail companies in this country is accepting this payment service. I l received how to utilize this repair at other companies that aren’t affiliated. All I have to do is use the buy-now, pay-later repair at the major retailer I mentioned and simply purchase gift cards to other stores, steakhouses, gas stations, and retailers. This is how I get all of my supplies from the hardware store without having to buy everything up front. I get my special allergen Heating plus A/C filters from the hardware store and try to get more than a single at a time if I’m putting it on the buy-now, pay-later service. Recently I bought sheets of activated charcoal pre-filter to add to my existing a/c filter. They not only block out dust and lengthen the life of the a/c filter, however they absorb odors too!

 

You can buy sheets of activated charcoal pre-filter media from the hardware store

I went 8 years without seeing my father, however it wasn’t by choice. He was living 1,200 miles on the opposite side of the country, and I have been acting as a caregiver for my mother in the time since. Have I done anything to prevent him from getting on a plane to visit us here in the south? Absolutely not—in fact, he did once in 2012. It’s difficult knowing that someone you care for greatly doesn’t wish to see you nearly as much as you want to see them, let alone your own father! It still bothers me, however what am I supposed to do? I live closer to him now and I wish he would simply acknowledge all of those years I went without being able to see him in the physical form. Once or twice a week I head over to his home as it’s only 20 minutes away from mine. Periodically he makes a home cooked meal, however lately we’ve simply shared Coke amongst each other while talking with a plate of donuts between us. My dad’s outdated has been the topic of discussion lately because it was giving my dad a lot of trouble until he finally budgeted the cash for a new a single. I told him that he should look for the most energy efficient Heating plus A/C system he could afford if it didn’t mean sacrificing on performance at the same time. He went with an with the highest SEER rating which resulted in a strong performing unit with extremely high energy efficiency as well.

 

 

quality hvac

I grew up in the deep south far away from the ocean.

• I wasn’t near a river or lake either, making our environment recognizably tepid year round.

However, the heat was always recognizably annoyed while I was in the Spring, summer, and Fall seasons. Even in Wintertide the people I was with and I had weeks where highs would jump into the 69s in the mid day hours. I can’t assume it when I assume back, however that was normal for myself and others for over 15 years of my life. Every one of us didn’t even have city pools where the people I was with and I could get some kind of relief, which is bizarre from what I have l received over the years. It seems enjoy most medium-sized cities at least have public swimming of some kind, however our’s did not. When the people I was with and I were at school and the weather was tepid outside, the campus administrators were cheerful enjoying us boil in those classrooms with the most meager a/c you could ever imagine. I wish the school officials would try to exist for longer than 30 minutes in those kinds of conditions, let alone retain their sanity in the process. I heard from some people that lived up north that their schools really ran the a/c more than mine did while I was in the worst summer time heat waves. It’s not enjoy they were trying to offset the costs of luxurious Wintertide heating, in section because our school rarely needs the gas furnace at all, regardless of what month or week it is. It just doesn’t get recognizably cold in these neck of the woods. It’s the nasty summer time heat waves that are the most annoying to deal with, day in and day out.

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