Poppa is still keeping busy.....
.... back in September this lady came to look at our furnace. She was a representative of the company from whom we rent our hot water tank - and they also install furnaces. Our hot water tank and furnace were installed in 1993, so they were both due for an upgrade. So at the end of last week (the 22nd of Oct.)........
a truck pulled up in front of our house, a furnace was unloaded ......
... and we were invaded by a team of furnace professionals....this was the Team Leader. These people were excellent! Due to a change in procedures, the hot water tank didn't arrive in the morning as expected - and the owner of the company drove it up from the warehouse personally! They were knowledgeable and efficient. The original plan was that the water would be turned off overnight for one night, so....
.......... we booked this room at an Inn just up the road from our condo unit. As it turned out, we could have stayed at home! The workers were all finished by 7:30 on that same day. But... since we had already booked the room and it was too late to cancel, we had a mini-stay-cation and spent the night there. It was lovely and should you be visiting our city and are looking for a place to stay, contact me for details! When we arrived home in the morning, the house was spotless - there was no evidence
....... of all the preparations they had made to avoid any mess or damage, and everything was spotless.
........ and here is the new furnace and water heater. The water heater is behind Poppa's ladder. He has needed it to......
............. repair the ceiling where they added the pipes for ventilation. As you can tell, I missed some pictures of the open ceiling before he started working - he already has it looking better! While the ceiling was open he re-installed the outside tap - for some unknown reason, it had been disconnected. And. just because I have it..........
......... here is another picture of Baby Oliver away over there in the United Kingdom - what a cutie! After the furnace team left, I found Squeegie...........
....... perched away up at the top of the stairs! When I asked him what he was doing.....
......... he said "Come and watch". I looked down and saw Poppa at the bottom. Oh no!
Sure enough, he jumped and Poppa caught him! Thank goodness. It turns out, this was a game they have been playing for a while now and they have both gotten quite good at it! Did I mention....
.......... that we also had a new air conditioner installed while the furnace team was here? Yes, we did - of course it has been chilly so we haven't used it yet, but it is all shiny and new and we're looking forward to a winter in Florida, followed by a return to Canada and trying out the new unit then! Plus, in between all these things we had some interesting visitors, but I'll leave that for another blog!
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