My dad called me last week and asked if I could take an emergency furnace repair for him? I had just returned home from a meeting at the college and was still in my suit.
I told him that I would need to change, but he said there wasn’t time.
He promised that if I did this one thing for him, he wouldn’t ask me again. Dad knew I was trying to get this job at the local college. I wanted to be one instructor for the HVAC certification classes they offered. I called my wife and told her I was going on a job for my dad and I would be home late. When I walked up to the house, the woman wasn’t going to let me in. I showed her my HVAC ID badge, but she was hesitant. She asked why I was in a suit and not in a uniform. I explained how I was at the local college, and I didn’t want to take time to go home and change, and risk leaving her without heating. She was grateful for this, but she still asked if I was sure I was from the HVAC company. I gave her my dad’s number and told her to call. Five minutes later I stood on the doorstep shivering and the woman came back to the door. She laughed and asked why I hadn’t told her that my dad owned the HVAC company. She invited me in and told me to do what I needed to do, and asked if it was okay if she gave me a check for the bill?