Owning your own home is great; it gives you the flexibility to make any changes you want — as long as you can afford them, of course.
But once in a while something you want gets bumped down on the to-do list by something you need. Case in point: instead of my 60-plus-year-old home getting siding this year, a more important — and very timely — issue has come up: the furnace.
After hiring a highly rated heating and A/C company that I found on Angie’s List, I learned that my nearly 20-year-old furnace was, according to the serviceman, “on its last legs.” I’m typically not a gambling man, and the thought of my furnace going caput as the harsh Indiana winter approaches sends chills down my spine.
So, I guess I have little choice but to buy myself a nice new furnace — and just in time for the holidays. That is, unless I wait to see if Santa puts enough coal in my stocking on Christmas morning to help heat my house.
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Despite the title, I’m not sick while I write this. I’ve recovered. It seems I have a sensitive immune system, and recently got sick while cleaning my garage. It was a freaking mess. A disaster. Continue reading ‘Cough sneeze sniffle sniffle’
