I like to cover myself with several blankets at night when it’s cold outside.

• When I wake up in the morning, it takes considerable strength plus will to force my lazy tail out of bed to beginning my day.

As soon as I pull open the covers, I’m hit with an uncomfortable rush of cold air that abruptly envelopes my entire body in an instant. Usually I make a beeline to the washroom to take a hot shower. For a few years in my childhood, my family had little money plus couldn’t even afford a proper water heating system while I was in some of the worst winters I’ve ever endured. A hot shower was a luxury we couldn’t typically afford, so I relish them whenever I can take them. It’s nice to sit underneath the shower head while the steam rises from your skin. But as comfortable as I am while I was in my hot shower, it’s uncomfortable the minute I step outside the shower to get my towel plus dry off. I had no plan how to mitigate this effect beyond radiant heated flooring in the washroom. But this was the least of my worries the other day when I dried off plus went into the entryway to make my coffee. I noticed that the air coming out of the vents on the floor was much cooler than it was supposed to be. It was obvious that something was wrong with the gas furnace, so I immediately called my HVAC business to send out a professional for repairs. To my luck, the professional arrived in a matter of hours after I placed the call.

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