I’m the sort who really likes structure and sort of knowing what’s going to happen. Getting hit with some sort of dire challenge without any preparation is something I don’t like too much. Whether it’s in the commercial HVAC of my office for the central air conditioning in my home, I do my best to manage risk. I’m not necessarily completely averse to risk. Living this life without taking any risks isn’t really living life at all. At the same time, I do my best to be reasonable when it comes to risks. The fact is, there’s so many things that happen randomly we have to deal with. So the more I can manage expectations and risk, the better off I am when I do have to deal with something challenging. One thing I definitely try to avoid is risking anything that’s essential. That goes for the heating and cooling inside my house as well. We live in a region where quality heating and air is a big thing. Our winters are cold and we need the gas furnace to keep us warm. And the summer is a scorcher so we need plenty of air conditioning as well. This means I need to eliminate the risk of HVAC equipment down time by being proactive. I belong to the HVAC service plan offered by my HVAC company. This ensures that the HVAC equipment is getting proper HVAC maintenance in the fall and again in the spring. And that goes a long way towards eliminating any risk that the HVAC equipment would not be able to provide the quality heating and air that we depend upon.