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Why This Truck?
Some years ago, my buddy Dennis Bellanti, of Ferguson fame, picked me up at the Denver airport in a truck I came to call Bruno. I followed Dennis across the...
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Fear of the Unknown
A homeowner, let’s call her Linda, sent me a message through Heating Help’s contact form last winter and it still has me thinking.
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How One Missing Pipe Can Make All the Difference
A friend of mine, who is excellent when it comes to old steam systems, posted on HeatingHelp.com about a problem he was having on a job.
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Essential Differences
Last February, The Lovely Marianne and I spent three days driving from The Isle of Long to Naples, Florida, where our friends, Bob and Loreen, were expecting us.
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Things My Five Year Old Has Taught Me About Business
My daughter Bridget just started kindergarten. On that first day, I watched her march into her classroom, her backpack bouncing side-to-side with each step.
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What If Everybody Did This?
Sometimes, my column writes itself. This is one of those times. Last January, a guy posted this on The Wall at HeatingHelp.com. Read it and see what you think:
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Excellent Choice!
The Lovely Marianne and I were out to dinner with our daughter, Erin, who bought our business when we retired a few years ago.
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How to Save a Boiler's Life
It's a given these days that all boilers have low-water cutoffs and that makes me very happy because I've seen hot-water boilers explode.
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25,000 Days
On July 8, my body’s odometer went over 25,000 days. When life’s dial flipped to that number, I woke with wonder and thought, once again, that I probably should have...
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Alfred
I was in my mid-30s when I first met Alfred. He was probably 20 years older than me. I never asked exactly how old he was.
