The furnace at my work is stuck in the on position and it’s getting hotter and hotter in here by the minute. I have been working in this same office for years now and it seems like it is the same thing every single year. We always end up having all kinds of issues with […]
Author: Francis
He kept telling me, ‘on the double’.
I was working on a furnace last week, and the owner of the house sat on the steps watching me the entire time. He kept telling me, on the double, like he was a staff sergeant working with his new recruits. I wanted to tell him to stuff his ‘on the double’, but I was […]
The little boy asked me if I knew what I was doing?
The parents will sometimes allow their kids to watch when I am working. I don’t mind having an audience, because I have kids. Whenever I am working around the house, my kids like to see what I am doing. They keep a close eye on me, and will often ask what I’m doing, and even […]
My son asked me if Santa needed HVAC technicians.
My son is one of the most curious kids I have ever met. He is always asking questions and they aren’t always the silly ‘why’ question. He is genuinely interested in learning about things. I was working on our furnace last week, when my son came in from school. He asked me if Santa needed […]
Why are the Elves' ears pointy?
There was one thing I could never figure out about Christmas stories. When they have Elves in the picture, why are their ears pointy? Unless they were aliens dropped off from another planet, or the weather conditions forced their ears to freeze pointed, there was no reason for them to have them. I looked up […]