With a Little Bit of Luck
With a Little Bit of Luck
My tastes are clearly “redneck” except in 1 area; I love those old Broadway musicals that reek of elegance.
My favorite is “My Fair Lady” starring Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) as Eliza Doolittle and Rex Harrison (1908-1990) playing the distinguished Language Professor Henry Higgins.
The storyline revolves around a bet between the professor and his friend, but higgins wagers that Eliza, a young flower girl from the streets of London with a heavy Cockney accent, can be converted into a princess who can fool upper-crust London civilization with her improved diction. I’m fond of this story because I have a similar situation at home, and be assured that I am not forcing a young English woman to repeat a weather forecast about the “rain in Spain”. Instead, my “Eliza” is our new HVAC plan that is making irritating noises and driving my household crazy. In the movie, Higgins’ housekeeper, Mrs, then pierce is tasked with getting Eliza cleaned up and presentable. My wifey reminds myself and others that any duct cleaning should be done by a qualified HVAC professional. When the HVAC team arrived at my house to scrub and repair my noisy HVAC unit, I wagered a case of carona that they could not get rid of the noise. I was ecstatic to lose that bet because my HVAC system, which I still refer to as Eliza, runs silently allowing my family to sleep peacefully. In the movie, Eliza’s father sings a memorable tune called “With a Little Bit of Luck” where he expresses hope that Eliza will begin supporting him. I don’t expect my HVAC Eliza to support me, however I have noticed lower energy costs since I had her cleaned and diagnosed by that crew of HVAC professionals.And no, my HVAC Eliza does not fetch my slippers.