A Lesson in Furnace Repair
Last night, while I was working at the library, my husband came home from work and discovered that the heat wasn't on in our house. For some reason, the furnace had stopped working.
He called the furnace repair guy who said he could come out to the house right away to fix it or wait until this morning to come. Then he said it would be an extra $100 to come last night because it was after hours. Not seeing the sense in paying an extra $100, my husband asked him to come out this morning.
So we drank hot tea and layered on extra sweatshirts to keep away the chill that was gradually overtaking our house. (The temperature is still in the 20's outside here today.)
The repairman came bright and early this morning to see what the problem was. He discovered that a bird had made its way down through the chimney on our roof to the furnace. It had managed to land on or in the whirring fan of the furnace motor where it not only ended its life, but also effectively shut down our furnace.
This news brought two thoughts to my mind. First was, "Oh that poor little bird!" The second thought was, "EWWWWW!"
The repairman advised me that we should get a screen put on the chimney to prevent this from happening again and said he would send me a bill for his services.
This incident has left me with a poem to share with you.
He called the furnace repair guy who said he could come out to the house right away to fix it or wait until this morning to come. Then he said it would be an extra $100 to come last night because it was after hours. Not seeing the sense in paying an extra $100, my husband asked him to come out this morning.
So we drank hot tea and layered on extra sweatshirts to keep away the chill that was gradually overtaking our house. (The temperature is still in the 20's outside here today.)
The repairman came bright and early this morning to see what the problem was. He discovered that a bird had made its way down through the chimney on our roof to the furnace. It had managed to land on or in the whirring fan of the furnace motor where it not only ended its life, but also effectively shut down our furnace.
This news brought two thoughts to my mind. First was, "Oh that poor little bird!" The second thought was, "EWWWWW!"
The repairman advised me that we should get a screen put on the chimney to prevent this from happening again and said he would send me a bill for his services.
This incident has left me with a poem to share with you.
Furnace Repair
If you find
that you have no heat,
you might want to check
for shredded tweet.
that you have no heat,
you might want to check
for shredded tweet.
