My family owns a piece of land way up in the hills. This is deep woods territory, so deep the only road up that way is a one lane dirt road, and even that stops a good half mile away from the property. After parking, and trekking up the cabin, you are rewarded with the… Read more No AC in the cabin
At this point, I might as well be living in a cave or a tent. Yes I still have a home, in that I own a property with a house on it, but this building is getting farther and farther away from feeling like a real “home.” It started about six months ago when I… Read more Life without climate control
When my job moved to a new building I was hoping it would be an improvement but I should have known better. The old building had shoddy plumbing and the paint was peeling off of the walls so I thought it couldn’t get any worse, boy was I mistaken. The “new” building is definitely as… Read more Broken heater upsets employees
I had just started working for a large grocery chain. I walked into fist shift only to find everyone all worked up. It turned out that one of the freezer aisles had stopped working overnight. An entire island of food, both sides of the freezer aisle, was ruined. Me and others got to work cleaning… Read more Compressor gives out at store
My folks have an old cabin out in the middle of nowhere. When we were kids, we would go up there a few times a year to fish, play in the stream, and go hiking. We almost always went in the warmer months of the year. Now that I’m grown, I use the cabin for… Read more Cabin needs new heating options
I love fall. It is my favorite season. Summer is still trying to hang on but I see that the days are starting to get both shorter and cooler. I long for the days when I can turn off my air conditioner and, maybe, even turn on my heater. I live in the South, so… Read more Not cold enough for a fireplace
My husband likes to save money wherever possible. He saves money on groceries, home repairs, furniture, and so on. I rarely ever see him pay full price for something. He always has a coupon or finds a sale. I appreciate his thriftiness, but it can be a bit much. Last year, I had it with… Read more Cheap Repair
Having a new fancy car is nice, but the more important aspect of owning a car is its features. It’s nice if your car can go fast, but I think it’s better if your car has state of the art sensors. Leather seats look great, but it’s better to have heating and cooling seats. It… Read more Car HVAC
I am going to have to remove my gas fireplace once the baby comes. I am 8 months pregnant and I have been sighting all the dangerous things in my home. I know for a while my baby will be safe in his crib. But, eventually my son will be crawling, and then toddling around… Read more For the baby-remove fireplace with heated floors
My wife and I were having some trouble with our A/C unit. We contacted the A/C contractor who normally repairs our system. We made an appointment to have someone check out the A/C unit. The A/C unit had not been cooling properly for a few weeks, despite all of the effort my wife and… Read more So much mud and dirt in the A/C