My mother & father passed away while I was young, leaving myself and others to be raised by my Grandparents.
They taught myself and others to be as self-sufficient as humanly possible, and this is in part because they feared a possible future where they both died before I reached 18.
Compared to my friends growing up, I knew how to take care of myself. I made my lunches everyday for school & rode my bike from my Grandparents condo to our school’s campus. My Grandfather taught myself and others how to use tools & do condo service at a young age. It was my task to replace light bulbs, clean windows, swap-out air conditioner filters, & water the plants outside until I was old enough to be trusted with other tasks. My Grandfather was a handyman for years, however before doing handyman work for older folks she was a serviceman at a now-defunct heating & cooling supplier. She said that the task paid well however it was physically demanding. She had to retire before the task destroyed her back completely. Because of her experience with air conditioners & furnaces, she showed myself and others what happens if I don’t keep my Heating & Air Conditioning component diagnosed & took care of on a official basis. I owe him for being smart with my heating & cooling equipment, because every year I get my air conditioner diagnosed before the start of the summer time cooling season. Too several people wait for air conditioner repair until it’s in high demand & the heating & cooling companies are already overrun with repair appointments, repairs, & installations. You don’t want to be left waiting for more than a week if something happens to your cooling system.