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I Can See Clearly Now

Five years ago, I had cataract surgery. I had no idea that I needed cataract surgery because I thought what I was seeing was normal. But then one day I drove into the tun...

Published on 04/12/2022 9:32 AM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business
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Go Figure

Our daughter Erin, concerned about the heavy rains Maryland had been having, wanted to have some window wells on her basement checked out. She called a company she found ...

Published on 09/11/2020 2:17 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business
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Sell What They Ask For

Each year, on the day after Thanksgiving, we celebrate Black Friday. It’s supposed to be the day when businesses finally move from the red ink to the black ink in their y...

Published on 08/27/2020 11:03 AM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business
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The Anatomy of Annoying

The tiny tale I’m about to share with you got me thinking about noisy radiators. It usually doesn’t take much to get me thinking about radiators, but this time the inspir...

Published on 03/20/2020 4:00 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business
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The Wedgie Factor

Comfort is a funny thing. When we have it, we’re usually not aware of it. It’s just there.

Published on 02/12/2020 12:19 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business
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A Foreign Exchange

It took Jimmy about a half-hour to realize that the homeowner hadn’t understood a word he had said. “The guy was a real dummy,” Jimmy told Larry, who had been his partner...

Published on 11/13/2019 1:57 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business
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To Teach Is To Sell

A contractor friend decided to take on a part-time job teaching at a local technical school. He had never done this before. “Teaching is hard,” I said.

Published on 08/29/2019 4:14 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business
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Dopey Decisions

Here on the Isle of Long, if you throw a stick you’ll probably hit a Target store. I don’t have a problem with that because I really like Target stores. They usually have...

Published on 07/30/2019 6:49 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business
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The Project-Budget Myth

A project budget is sometimes a loose thing. It begins with great intentions but can get torqued out of the way when someone arbitrarily decides what something should cos...

Published on 02/27/2019 10:52 AM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business