Waiting for local business to slow down

I need to get some stuff for my salad but normally at noon it is really packed with people.

So I am going to try and wait two more hours because it seems that around that time there is almost nobody in the stores.

Maybe it is because people take siestas here in the middle of the afternoon, or something along those lines. I am good with eating lunch at 3pm, I just need to ignore these hunger pangs for two more hours. I will take my salad to the shore and watch the waves as I eat. My cooling device is going to need to be cleaned soon because the heat is coming and we will need some climate control pretty soon in the flat. I also bought a small fan for my bedroom so that I can avoid turning on the main system and using a ton of energy to cool down my bedroom at night while I sleep. I think I can avoid using the air con for another few months at night, but when June gets here we are going to have to run the a/c during the night. I don’t like to sleep in a warm room because I am a hot sleeper and if I am sweating too much I can’t sleep at all. I may even buy a mini split a/c unit for my room to save some money on our cooling costs, as my roommate likes it a bit more on the warmer side while she sleeps. It will all work out mm. l.fine.

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Four more and then a heat pump install

I also make red skinned potatoes sometimes and eat them with peas and tuna fish, and if you never have had that one then give it a try because I think you’d like it! Next month we are going to get this hybrid heating system installed for next winter to try and help us save some money on our heating costs

My stomach is starting to rumble a bit, which means it is time to get my salad fixed up and eat some lunch. I have to buy some tomatoes and green peppers for the salad first though. I like to eat the same thing for breakfast and lunch because it makes shopping easy and it is healthy to eat what I eat every day. I’ve been eating a salad every day for years, and I also cut out all sugar from my diet to save my teeth from destruction. They are much better now and my weight is way down. Electric heat pump repair is on the slate for later today, but first I need to go to the local business and get that stuff for my salad. I also need to buy some more tuna because I eat it for dinner too, serving it over rice with a side dish of broccoli or peas. The home services owner got me hooked on this for dinner and it is so easy to make. I also make red skinned potatoes sometimes and eat them with peas and tuna fish, and if you never have had that one then give it a try because I think you’d like it! Next month we are going to get this hybrid heating system installed for next winter to try and help us save some money on our heating costs. The power rates went up a lot and we are trying to cut corners and save money any way possible. I think this new HVAC system should help a lot with that.

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Time to box up the space heater

At least my radiant heater is still working after all of these years, and maybe my knees will do the same if I stop beating them up with all of the sports that I’ve been playing.

The seasons keep rolling by unnoticed and I am finding myself getting slower as time goes on. I used to have so much energy when I was in my 20s and 30s, but it seems like it is slowly fading with each passing year no matter how much I try to preserve it. I guess I just need to accept the fact that I am getting old and try to enjoy the process that father time is dishing out to my body. I’ve had to stop playing the sport I’ve loved for 30 years because my knees are finished. Space heater boxing is the agenda for today, reminding me that another season of my life has passed me by. I feel like I am doing a lot with my music career though, so that is one thing that is positive about all of these chunks of time that keep disappearing on me. At least my radiant heater is still working after all of these years, and maybe my knees will do the same if I stop beating them up with all of the sports that I’ve been playing. I just need my elbows and shoulders to hang in there for me so that I can keep drumming in the band for another 20 or so years. The local business near me sells this cold cream that really helps with sore joints, which is good because I need them to do my HVAC tech work each day for the company. I think if I play music three times a week I should be fine with the body.

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New gas boiler is coming

Today I will shop at the fruit stand, and there is a really pretty lady that works there that I would like to talk to.

But then part of me is telling myself why bother because she is just too pretty for me.

Now what kind of an attitude is that though? I don’t like to be pushy, but if I never give it a shot then I’ll be alone for more years to come. I guess it doesn’t matter if you get shot down, as long as you are nice and friendly to the girl. The local business where she works sells lots of fruit and veggies and I find myself going there a lot, as they have pretty women working there and some really good refrigeration for the food. I will go there today with my brave face and just say hi to the lady and see how she acts. I think she might be married to this local contractor though, but I am not sure because I saw no ring on her hand. I won’t try anything if she is with him though because I am not that kind of a guy. I also need to grab an air conditioning filter for my flat at some point today and maybe I will go eat some food at this HVAC store that also sells food. That is about all I have on the agenda today and the rest of the day is going to be spent riding my bike along the coast and looking at the lovely sea.
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Seven heaters to write about

I want to go for a run later today because I feel a bit tired and need some cardio to wake up.

  • I don’t play much volleyball anymore because my knees are shot from all of the jumping, but if I run slowly in the deep sand I think I should be okay.

My buddies keep asking me to play volleyball, as they can seem to understand that I cannot play anymore. I guess since I’ve been playing for 30 years, most people find it hard to believe that I can’t keep playing anymore. My HVAC tech buddy is in the same boat and we both need to keep our knees in good shape for the cooling equipment we have to carry around. I plan on doing a lot of leg exercises to get my legs stronger so that my knees don’t have to bear the brunt of the load when I hop around. I don’t want to have to go to the local business all the time for pain pills, so I am trying to do it myself. I think if I avoid jumping and keep working on my legs that I won’t have to get new knees for many years, or maybe not at all. The new contractor in town told me that I could try some stem cell injections in my knees if they are hurting me. I guess that is another option but I think those shots are not cheap. I’ll just do my heat pump work with the other HVAC worker and stay away from the volleyball courts.

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Good air quality and pollen

I thought I was coming down with a cold or something last Friday as I had no energy and my throat was starting to hurt some.

But after a couple more days I discovered it was allergies from the pollen in the trees, so now I have begun taking some pills to stop the symptoms and they seem to be working quite well.

I got them from my neighbors above me and I need to go to the pharmacy later today to buy some more to give back to them. I will take them and run the whole home air purifier all of the time to keep this pollen out of my home and out of my body. This past weekend I had zero energy and I know it is because my body was fighting these allergies, so now I have a little help from the antihistamines and hopefully I’ll be fine soon. It is nice having a HEPA filter in my air purifying system because it really keeps out all of that pollen and dust that can come in from the outside. Today I am going to try and hit the beach later if it isn’t windy and get a little bit of sun with my friend. I think that the heating corp is open today and I want to go there to grab an a/c filter because it is starting to get warm out and we will have to run the a/c system pretty soon. I just want my allergies to go away soon so I can get back my energy.

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Cooling corp is open today

Well, I just wrote my uncle Fred a goodbye letter, as he has about six more months to live max.

I grew up with him, seeing that he is only 15 years older than me, and now I am saying goodbye to him for the last time.

He was a colonel in the army and a cool uncle, but now his time has come and I wrote him a heartfelt letter telling him how much he meant to me and how much I loved him. I knew at our Christmas party, as we were all sitting near the fireplace, that some of us would not be around for next Christmas, and sadly I was right. I lost my dad two years ago and now my uncle is going, which tells me that a lot of them will be following soon. My heating and cooling rep told me that life is about letting go, and the sooner we can grasp that concept the better off we will be. I don’t like letting go of such a cool uncle, and one day I’ll have to do the same with my dear mom, but I guess I need to start learning to do so soon. My momma was an HVAC rep for many years for the local contractor, and I don’t know how I will say goodbye to her without falling apart completely. I hope I’m not dragging you down, I just need to vent and get this off my chest as it is tearing me up inside. Enjoy the ride you have left and clean your darn HEPA filter haha.

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Heating rep coming out to repair something

I’ve been battling a slight sore throat and a stuffy nose, accompanied by severe tiredness all day long.

This is from my allergies to the pollen, which was triggered a few days ago by all of the wind we had.

I haven’t been sick or anything for years, ever since doing my cold water swims in the sea each day. But this was something that couldn’t be avoided, seeing that I am really allergic to that yellow pollen that comes off of the oak trees during the spring. I just got some allergy pills and am starting to run air purification in the house all day today. I think that with the pills and the clean air, I will probably be fine within a day or two. I also do the neti pot and rinse my sinuses out, which I bought at the local business the other day. I am going to meet up with my buddy later and play some music out on the pier at sunset for a couple of hours. We have some gigs at the HVAC business later this month and will be doing some shows in other local businesses around town. In three weeks we will travel to the mountains up north for ten days to do a string of shows in the ski resorts and other places around town. Our dream of playing for the local contractor in town is also going to come true soon, which will open the door to playing in other HVAC companies that are associated with that contractor. It’s going to be fun!

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Cooling down in March

It is still pretty cool out this morning, but by the start of the afternoon the temps will warm up again.

I did my cold swim this morning in the sea and I know that the cold swims won’t be around much longer as summer will soon be rolling in and warming up the sea once again.

I think I have about one more month of cold water and then the seas will be warm and I will probably not do the dips anymore because they won’t have the therapeutic effects I am looking for. The water is heating up each day and I will probably try cooling down with a cold shower instead of a dip in the sea. I like to take a cold water immersion each morning so that it wakes me up and fuels me for the rest of the day. I am still running my furnace in the morning to heat the home up, but soon it will be the a/c going in the flat. My friend is hosting a volleyball tournament in a couple weeks and asked if I was going to play, but I told him that my days of playing are pretty much done because my knees are worn out and need replacing. I’ve been playing ball longer than I have been in the HVAC field, and I think it is time to hang up the boots and put all of my energy into music in the local business to see where it’ll go. I think in a year we can really do some cool things.

 

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Fun time with the propane boiler

Well, Monday has rolled around once again and the world keeps on spinning. It is 11:11 and my wish is to be doing gigs all around the country with my bandmate by the end of 2025. That would make 20 years in the entertainment field and I think I would be ready to rock by that point. Maybe we can do it faster than that, but at the latest I want to be touring in an RV doing shows for good money by then. I also would like to have a few albums under our belt and air conditioning wherever we go in the summertime and good heating during the winter tours to the ski lodges in the mountains. I don’t think that is too much to ask for in two more years, especially after 20 years of hard work in both comedy and music. I’ve done like 1500 shows in climate controlled bars and sometimes in very hot bars with no a/c to cool me down. All of those years of toiling in the comedy scene have really helped me with this new music venture I’ve been on for a year now. We both work for the HVAC business and will keep doing it until our music takes off in a year or two. I think we should be making good money by then and having a blast with our zany songs and fun stage antics. I will miss my HVAC tech friends and the days of working for the heating company, but it is time to chase the dreams.

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I would much rather stay at home in our central a/c

I am debating if I want to go to work today.

It’s Friday and I just want to beginning our weekend a day early.

Is that really so much to ask? I do have some PTO left but there are still a few months left this year, and what if I need a few mornings off before the year ends? I’m all showered, clean, teeth and hair brushed and all I have to do is grab our keys and head out the door. I’m just not feeling it at all. I woke up so sleepy, but not sleepy enough to call in to work. It took myself and others a dog’s age to get out of our bed. It was just so comfy and the central a/c just made myself and others so nice and relaxed. I believe going into work today I won’t have that same relaxed feeling and I suppose I may just call in after all. I just have to send an email to our boss saying I’m not feeling good and I can just throw our pajamas back on then enjoy the cool comfort of the a/c vents on our body. I suppose that’s what happens when you get the Heating & Air Conditioning company to send over a cooling expert to update your Heating & Air Conditioning system. I haven’t had quality a/c in years and I am just soaking it in. I don’t have any major plans this weekend besides the grocery shopping. I can do that later today or now since I’m dressed and come back home after, lounge around on the couch and hope that no 1 calls myself and others to do anything this weekend. I believe it sounds very lazy but that’s all I entirely want right now.

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