wrote:

Michael A. Terrell wrote:

One would
think that the building permit would list the equipment being installed,
and that information be available from the county. Hell, if they keep
track of the size of your septic tank and drain field, they should do
the same for the HVAC equipment for tax purposes.

Bwahahahaha ! ;-)

What pray tell 'tax' is there on AC equipment ?


It affects your property tax. Anyone except a HVAC lackey knows
that.


Yes, building codes require certain equipment 'efficiencies' these
days. But not anything like 'a listing of installed equipment'. And
would YOU trust YOUR local guv for that info as part of your business
model?


Sigh. They have more information on you than you know, unless you
"Live in a van, 'Down by the river!'"

In some places they want the information to know what kind of loads
to expect on the local power grid. A freind works at WPAFB near
Dayton. They have to call the utilites before they turn on some of
their large equipment to prevent a major power failure in the region.


What do you think you have to do during survival training? You sure

Personally - watch it on the Discovery Channel :-).


IOW, you are too much of a wimp to go through it. Uncle didn't give
me a choice, and there was no satellite TV back then. That is, other
than when the TV stations in Fairbanks rented an earth station to carry
the world series. It may have been the first use, outside of the big
three networks.


as hell can't wait three or four days to get to a bathroom. You had
some 25 year old C-rations, a folding shovel, a tent half and SIX
matches. You had to make a shelter, build a fire and not end up dead.
Training didn't start till they were sure that the daytime temp wouldn't
be above -20 during the test. Also, the 0% humidity was hell on your
skin. It would dry out and crack, then bleed.

Sounds like a typical service call, eh ? :-)


How often do you sleep under a layer of snow on a service call? Or
wear insulated boots that weigh about 10 pounds?


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