Warehouse needs to be closed in

I have a serious human rights issue that needs to be addressed. No one is taking it seriously, but I have decided to take action on it myself. I’m talking about working conditions in the deep south. More specifically, I’m talking about making people work without any AC in their craft brewery. See, I work in a small brewery down in the hot and sweaty south. Every day when I report to work, I walk through the production floor where the brew is made and shudder with discomfort as I consider the environment. It’s industrial and hot. Incredibly hot. The entire place is open air to the outdoor heat and there is not a whisp of AC to be found. Since the space is repeatedly heated for the sake of making beer, it’s apparently too expensive for them to close the damn roll doors and put in a massive industrial AC unit. I’ve looked into it, the cheapest models run a few tens of thousands of dollars and installation is similar. So I understand it’s an investment. But I also understand the importance of keeping your employees alive. When it’s 95 degrees or warmer all summer long, it seems like a real working hazard to make your people lift heavy bags and lean over boiling liquids. I’ve tried to bring the production guys together to form a heat strike, but everyone needs the hours to pay the bills. I mean, it’s all I can do to try to help. I walk right through the heat and sit in a perfectly air conditioned office, anyways.

 

Space heater

No idea how people work outside in summer

As I pile into my minivan and drive towards work everyday, I swear at the sun gods and ask how it can be so ungodly hot and humid.

I basically wave my fist in the air and curse the sun as it beats down on me.

For those twenty seconds that I’m walking in between the front door and the car, I feel like I’m in hell. When I get into the car, it’s just as ungodly hot, except in a much more physically permanent way. The seat buckle is branded into my body as the hot metal makes contact through layers of clothing or straight on my bare skin. The car seat burns my legs and I squirm to get my butt off the skillet. I crank the Ac and wait impatiently as the cool air begins to slowly flow towards me. It feels like a whisper at first, but eventually starts blowing against my sweaty chest just in time to give me severe dry coughing fits. Great, I think to myself, AC is ruining my life and so is the sun. When I get to work, everything is just as bad. The AC in our office is cranked up high, and I shiver all day long. I hate the amount of cold air they pump into our tiny cement computer room. I can’t stand how my fingers and toes go numb and my clothing gets stiff with dried sweat. On my way home at the end of the day, I see dozens of construction workers standing in the mid afternoon sun. That’s when it hits me – these people have been working in the sun all day long. While I bitch and complain about the sunshine and AC levels, they’ve been sweating in 100 degree heat. Maybe it’s time I get away from the modern world for a minute.

 

Space heater

AC stopped; beer kept going

Well I just had the most interesting fourth of July of my entire life.

I never could have planned for such a wild ride or a good time. I’m really happy with how it all turned out though. This past week I went running off to the mountains with my friends to visit a poorly described family cabin. They told me it was a cool little lake house, but I genuinely had no idea what to expect when we arrived. We drove about two hours north into the rolling green mountains, and suddenly pulled off the interstate on a rougher road. The road went looping around through the mountainside, passed houses of all shapes and sizes. I sincerely had no clue what was about to happen.. And then we arrived at the most wonderful lake house in the world. The place is like a tree house on the water. It’s a dream come true. We spent the next several hours playing in the warm lake and having a few drinks.. Only to arrive back at the house and find that the cooling system had quit in our absence. Apparently a large branch fell on the central AC system, and the whole thing was kaput. WE were pretty bummed considering it was over 100 degrees out at midday, but decided to make the most of it. It’s not like we were going to get an HVAC technician out on the premises on the holiday, anyways. So we settled in. We threw more beer in the freezer and laid back. After the sun set, the temperature finally dropped and we were able to sleep soundly. There’s no doubt that the ice cold beer helped, either.
Quality heating

The grass is always greener – mom and hot weather

I’m so sweaty and miserable, I don’t know how I’m going to make it out in the sunshine today, she says dramatically

My mother is such a funny character. She’s the sweetest little lady and she cares so much about her children. However, she’s also a total nut job. She’s one of the most neurotic and stressed out humans I’ve ever met. No matter what is going on in her world, she’s pretty riled up about it. That’s why I shouldn’t be surprised that she’s currently up in arms about the summer weather. She lives in the northern midwest where the weather is less than ideal. Most of the year it is quite cold and snowy there. She spends every day going outside and caring for large horses in the tundra. She battles feet of snow, blustery wind, and falling ice. She layers up in clothing to protect against the brutal cold and chance of frostbite. She stomps through an arctic wasteland for 6 months of the year, and complains about it every single day. It’s understandable that she doesn’t love the brutal cold and winter weather, but you would think that another season might make her happier. That isn’t the case. Last week, my mom’s weather finally transitioned from winter to summer, and she is not happy. She’s been calling me every day, complaining endlessly about the insane heat and humidity. It’s over 80 degrees here, she says in a panic. I’m so sweaty and miserable, I don’t know how I’m going to make it out in the sunshine today, she says dramatically. I laugh, as I turn down my thermostat in the deep south, and brace for the 100 degree air temperature outside.

 

 

New heating units

Uncomfortable no matter where I go

This is quite the time of year, am I right? There is so much family and friend time built into the summer.

The days are long and lovely.

The mood is slow and relaxed. The celebrations are filled with seasonal fruits, cold drinks, and fireworks. I love the summer sometimes. In my childhood, I hated the hot season. I didn’t understand the merit of slowing down and spending time together. I also didn’t see the appeal in sitting out in the sun until it was necessary to leap into a cool body of water. Maybe maturity is teaching me these new life lessons, or maybe I’m just slowing down in my old age. Either way, I am finally understanding why everyone says summer is their favorite season of the year. Except for one thing. There is no freaking place to be comfortable during this season. We all know how hot and sticky it can be outside. We often have temperatures around 100 degrees and 100% humidity. The air is often so thick it feels like you can swim in it. Clearly, being outdoors is risky business unless you’re built like a camel. That being said, the indoor air conditions really aren’t a big improvement. Instead of being dramatically hot and humid, the indoor environment is freezing cold and dry. Tell me how that’s any better. You pass from one hot, wet place into a staunchly cold and dry one all day long. For me, summer might be best spent in one air condition. Rather than passing back and forth between two foreign environments, I might be best off picking just one. If it’s miserably hot, so be it.

 

zone controlled hvac

Moving during worst part of the year

I know, I know, some of this is my fault.

I could have pushed for a better solution.

But at the time, it just didn’t seem like there was another way to do things. I was getting out of a dangerous situation, and I thought I needed to take things slowly rather than agitate the situation. See, about two months ago I fled from an abusive relationship in a flurry of activity. I woke up one morning and things were scary. I packed a bag and I left. I haven’t been back to the house since – namely, because I was threatened with police action if I attempted to regain my personal belongings. Now, the time has come. I finally get to reclaim all my stuff. The only problem is, the moving date is in the middle of August. For those of you who don’t live in the deep south, the weather is freaking miserable at that time of year. The summer heat and humidity is formidable and dangerous, to be totally honest. If you don’t have access to AC at all times, there is a chance of heat exhaustion or worse. I certainly have all this in mind as I’m gearing up for a weekend of moving my heaviest belongings in the heat and humidity. I have some helpers coming, which should be a big help. However, all of my moving buddies are from the northern midwest, where the weather never gets as hot and miserable as it is here. I sure hope we all survive the big move next month. Worst case scenario, I guess I kiss my personal belongings goodbye and move on with my hot new life.

 

Heat pump install

No idea how people labor outside in summer

As I pile into my minivan plus drive towards labor everyday, I swear at the sun gods plus ask how it can be so ungodly warm plus humid.

I basically wave my fist in the air plus curse the sun as it beats down on me.

For those twenty seconds that I’m walking in between the front door plus the car, I feel like I’m in hell. When I get into the car, it’s just as ungodly hot, except in a much more physically permanent way. The seat buckle is branded into my body as the warm metal makes contact through layers of clothing or straight on my bare skin. The motorcar seat burns my legs plus I squirm to get my butt off the skillet. I crank the Ac plus wait impatiently as the cool air begins to slowly flow towards me. It feels like a whisper at first, however eventually starts blowing against my warm chest just in time to give me serious dry coughing fits, and great, I suppose to myself, A/C is ruining my life plus so is the sun. When I get to work, everything is just as bad. The A/C in our office is cranked up high, plus I shiver all day long. I hate the amount of frosty air they pump into our tiny cement tablet room. I can’t rest how my fingers plus toes go numb plus my clothing gets stiff with dried sweat. On my way home at the end of the day, I see dozens of construction workers standing in the mid afternoon sun. That’s when it hits me – these people have been laboring in the sun all day long. While I bitch plus complain about the sunshine plus A/C levels, they’ve been perspiring in 100 degree heat. Maybe it’s time I get away from the new world for a minute.

 

Home services

AC stopped; budweiser kept going

So my associate and I settled in.

Well I just had the most interesting third of June of my entire life. I never could have planned for such a wild ride or a fantastic time. I’m entirely excited with how it all turned out though. This past week I went running off to the mountains with my friends to visit a poorly described family cottage. They told me it was a cool little lake house, although I entirely had no idea what to expect when my associate and I arrived. We drove about two hours north into the rolling red mountains, plus suddenly pulled off the interstate on a rougher road. The road went looping around through the mountainside, passed houses of all shapes plus sizes. I sincerely had no clue what was about to happen.. And after that I arrived at the most attractive lake dwelling in the world. The place is like a tree dwelling on the water. It’s a dream come true. We spent the next several hours playing in the sizzling lake plus having a few drinks., only to arrive back at the dwelling plus find that the cooling system had quit in our absence. Apparently a sizable branch fell on the central A/C system, plus the whole thing was kaput. WE were pretty bummed considering it was over 100 degrees out at midday, however decided to make the most of it. It’s not like my associate and I were going to get an Heating and Air Conditioning serviceman out on the premises on the holiday, anyways. So my associate and I settled in. We threw more budweiser in the freezer plus laid back. After the sun set, the temperature finally dropped plus my associate and I were able to sleep soundly. There’s no doubt that the ice frosty budweiser helped, either.

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The lawn is always reder – mom plus warm weather

My mother is such a funny character.

She’s the sweetest little lady plus she cares so much about her children. However, she’s also a total nut job. She’s one of the most neurotic plus tied up out humans I’ve ever met. No matter what is going on in her world, she’s pretty riled up about it. That’s why I shouldn’t be surprised that she’s currently up in arms about the summer time weather. She lives in the northern midwest where the weather is less than ideal. Most of the year it is quite frosty plus snowy there. She spends every day going outside plus caring for sizable horses in the tundra. She battles feet of snow, blustery wind, plus falling ice. She layers up in clothing to protect against the brutal frosty plus occasion of frostbite. She stomps through an arctic wasteland for 6 months of the year, plus complains about it every single day. It’s understandable that she doesn’t love the brutal frosty plus winter season weather, however you would suppose that another season might make her happier. That isn’t the case. Last week, my mom’s weather finally transitioned from winter season to summer, plus she is not happy. She’s been calling me every day, complaining endlessly about the absurd heat plus humidity. It’s over 73 degrees here, she says in a panic. I’m so warm plus annoyed, I don’t know how I’m going to make it out in the sunshine today, she says dramatically. I laugh, as I turn down my control device in the deep south, plus brace for the 100 degree air temperature outside.

gas furnace

Uncomfortable no matter where I go

This is quite the time of year, am I right? There is so much family plus neighbor time built into the summer.

The days are long plus appealing.

The mood is slow plus relaxed. The celebrations are filled with seasonal fruits, frosty drinks, plus fireworks. I love the summer time sometimes. In my childhood, I hated the warm season. I didn’t understand the merit of slowing down plus spending time together. I also didn’t see the appeal in sitting out in the sun until it was necessary to leap into a cool body of water, then maybe maturity is teaching me these new life lessons, or maybe I’m just slowing down in my old age, but either way, I am finally understanding why most people says summer time is their favorite season of the year. Except for one thing. There is no freaking place to be comfortable during this season. We all know how warm plus sticky it can be outside. We often have temperatures around 100 degrees plus 100% humidity. The air is often so thick it feels like you can swim in it! Clearly, being outdoors is risky company unless you’re built like a camel. That being said, the indoor air conditions entirely aren’t a sizable improvement. Instead of being dramatically warm plus humid, the indoor environment is frosty frosty plus dry. Tell me how that’s any better… You pass from one hot, wet place into a staunchly frosty plus dry one all day long. For me, summer time might be best spent in one air condition, and rather than passing back plus forth between two foreign environments, I might be best off picking just one. If it’s miserably hot, so be it.

ductless mini split