My mother and father passed away while I was young, leaving me to be raised by our Grandparents.
They taught me to be as self-sufficient as humanly possible, but this is in area because they feared a possible future where they both died before I reached 18. Compared to our friends growing up, I knew how to take care of myself. I made our dinneres everyday for school and rode our bike from our Grandparents condo to our school’s campus. My Grandpa taught me how to use tools and do condo service at a young age. It was our task to replace light bulbs, clean windows, swap-out air conditioning component filters, and water the plants outside until I was outdated enough to be trusted with other tasks. My Grandpa was a handyman for years, but before doing handyman labor for older folks he was a serviceman at a now-defunct heating and cooling business. He said that the task paid well but it was physically demanding. He had to retire before the task destroyed his back completely. Because of his experience with air conditioning units and oil furnaces, he showed me what happens if I don’t keep our Heating, Ventilation and A/C unit serviced and inspected on a respected basis. I owe him for being smart with our heating and cooling equipment, because every year I get our air conditioning component serviced before the beginning of the summer time cooling season. Too numerous people wait for air conditioning component service until it’s in high demand and the heating and cooling companies are already overrun with service appointments, repairs, and upgrades. You don’t want to be left waiting for more than a week if something happens to your cooling system.