"Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" wrote:

"Michael A. Terrell" fired this volley in
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That sounds like Orlando. Frequent news stories about HVAC companies
committing fraud. the owners claim that they will fire the 'bad
employee', but the news crew frequently get shots of them still driving
a marked company vehicle days to months later.

I guess that there aren't enough small, crooked used car lots to
hire
all these idiots.


The problem is that the EPA and the refrigeration industry have conspired
to make their trade a government-sanctioned cartel and a "black magic"
trade, respectively.

If it's "illegal to do yourself", it "must be difficult"; no?

HVAC distributors are generally honest, although they have the same
cartel mentality. For instance, a large umbrella corporation that owned
GemAire recently acquired Grainger and Baker Brothers, as well.

Now, none of their individual business units will sell you anything that
_contains_ Freon, even if it's a sealed system. They tell callers, "it's
the law...". But, of course, it's not; you can buy "sealed systems" in
the form of window units and fridges at any store you wish, except those
cartel members.

The more the government encourages them, the more dishonest they become.
(sidebar... EPA should be abolished, and ALL the f'ing unconstitutional
"laws" they've passed) One _shouldn't_ gas-off Freon into the
atmosphere, but the act should be illegal, not the possession of Freon.

Now, local repair shops? I'd say 60% of them are scam artists with no
repair skills at all. Another 38% are completely incompetent, even if
they're honest. That leaves what?


The 1.5% that can do a good job, if they aren't having a bad
day/week/month/year.

You even find idiots at the OEMs.


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