My friend and I were enjoying iced tea on her front deck when we saw the home services truck.
She had told me she was expecting someone, but I never thought it was the HVAC serviceman. Before he parked and left the car, I asked Tracy if her state-of-the-art heating device had a problem because I assumed the guy was there for heating repair. She told me that her geo heat pump was okay, but it was due for heating maintenance. I was shocked because I only called the heating dealer when I was ordering a new air conditioning filter or if the a/c had an issue. The ductwork in my house was cleaned once in the eight years I have lived there. I also took care of the duct sealing because why call a professional when you can buy duct tape. It is what I kept telling myself, but I knew the lack of professional input would cost me a lot more. Heaven knows the number of DIY fixes I had performed on my furnace. I had also mistakenly assumed the HVAC tech was a man, but the person who left the truck was a lady. Tracy also had an impressive digital thermostat that she could control from her phone because it was WI-FI enabled. Tracy was always in the know about the heating industry, especially on new technology. When the tech finished, we offered her a drink, but she declined because she had a long day of work ahead of her, but she did accept the piece of pumpkin pie that we wrapped up for her.