I’m just so fortunate that I took the occasion when I did.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t be enjoying this sort of winter, however it’s cold outside but I sat outside to watch the sunrise in shorts and a hoodie this morning.
Where I come from, I would have frozen to the spot unless I had a space oil furnace in front of me; but here, we just don’t need much heating from the heat pump… But still, this whole thing almost did not happen; when I first saw the task 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’ve been working inside the zone controlled heating, ventilation, and A/C of the northern office since I got out of university… That was about 12 years ago. In that time, I’ve l received a lot, sharpened our skills and took on modern responsibilities. But I’ve never been one to play office politics in order to fast track our job. 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 very wanted and it came with a relocation to the south. I was very much ready to dump the gas oil furnace in favor of a heat pump and good winter season weather. Sure, I understood that it was going to be hot and humid in the summer. But that has why the heat pump is the reigning champ in the south. So these days, I am getting all the sun I ever wanted along with plenty of a/c when I need it.