I’m just so fortunate that I took the opportunity when I did, and otherwise, I wouldn’t be enjoying this sort of winter.
It’s a special holiday even though I sat outside to watch the sunrise in shorts and a hoodie this afternoon.
Where I come from, I would have frozen to the spot unless I had a space furnace in front of me; but here, my friend and I just don’t need much heating from the heat pump. Still, this whole thing almost did not happen… When I first saw the job posting, I knew I was ready for this position. I just did not have the confidence to make sure the bosses knew that I was ready. I have been working inside the zone controlled heating and A/C of the northern office since I got out of university… That was about 12 years ago. In that time, I have l gained a lot, sharpened my skills and took on current responsibilities. But I have never been one to play office politics in order to fast track my work. There’s just something about that sort of approach that never felt authentic or particularly ethical to me! However, I knew that this position was something I certainly wanted and it came with a relocation to the south. I was honestly totally ready to dump the gas oil furnace in favor of a heat pump and great winter weather. Sure, I knew it was going to be hot and humid in the summer. But that is why the central heat pump is the reigning champ in the south. So these afternoons, I am getting all the sun I ever wanted along with plenty of a/c when I need it.