And we finally found the motherlode
The older I get, the more I am starting to feel assured of the fact that things happen for a reason. While life does seem just so random and arbitrary, there is also this subtle order to it as well. And things tend to happen for reasons we have a hard time understanding in the moment. That was never for true for me this winter with saving on the HVAC heating bill. My oldest sun came home for Thanksgiving and we went to the hardware store. This is sort of a ritual with us. When he was a boy, he was utterly fascinated with all the stuff inside the hardware store. Now, that he’s studying to be a mechanical engineer, he still loves to go poke around the hardware store. And I love being around my kid so I go with. We walked into the nice HVAC heating of the store with a couple of things in mind. But my son, for some reason, picked up an instant read temperature gun. He looked at me and said that this might actually help our house with the HVAC heating. Since I’ve owned this house, I’ve been chasing drafts. It’s an older house. While structurally sound, it has plenty of places where gaps have been created. But with the temp gun, my son and I were able to scour the inside and outside of the house for the source of the gas furnace heating leaks. And we finally found the motherlode. It was a window that hadn’t been properly insulated when I had them all replaced years ago. With just that random trip to the hardware and smart kid, I have saved more that 15 percent more on HVAC heating costs this winter.