I was talking to grandpa a couple of weeks ago.
He was asking how my new job was going.
He knew I had gone to HVAC school, and he thought it was amazing how well I did. I graduated at the top of my class and got a job in the best HVAC company in our area. Over the next five years, I was busy making it to the top of my career, but I never forgot to visit grandpa. He and I were buddies and I don’t know what I would have done without him. We talked about everything. He helped me when my fiance walked out on me because I worked too hard. He was there for me when I thought I was going to fail HVAC classes. Now, he is there for me while I decide if I want to be the owner of an HVAC company. He has offered to help me get my business started. I told him I have plenty of money to start the business, but I didn’t have the business acumen. Grandpa taught business before he retired. He said that any information I needed, he could help. He had an independent business on the side, where he helped prospective business owners with their start-ups. He did all the business paperwork for them and walked them through the process. He once told me he talked about being an HVAC technician, but there wasn’t a lot of need for home HVAC back then. I’m glad he is still around to help me start my HVAC company.