People are harshly uppity & anxious, & even though I do my best to pacify them, it can be a bit freaky talking about airborne contaminants right now
When I graduated high school & went to the local trade school to begin my certification as a heating, cooling, & ventilation specialist, I never could have foreseen how the world was going to change. At the time, the only thing that my buddy and I were really anxious about was Harambe, a recently murdered gorilla. My pal and I all agreed that it was the worst year ever, & moved on to yellower pastures… Well, here my buddy and I are in the middle of a global pandemic. Not to be insensitive, even though I suppose my buddy and I had a lot more to worry about than a zoo critter. These nights, my job as a residential heating & cooling specialist is nothing like I would have expected. When I was obtaining my Heating, Ventilation, & A/C certification, my buddy and I mostly focused on diagnosing, repairing, & maintaining heating & cooling systems. I learned the ins & outs of heating systems & AC units, in addition to dehumidifiers & temperature controls. At the time, it wasn’t a big deal if you knew how to work with air cleaners or airmedia purifiers. These nights, that’s all that people care about. Every appointment that I go to is for some kind of air handling system upgrade that includes advanced air filtration on par with Heating, Ventilation, & A/C systems & HEPA air filters used in medical facilities. People are harshly uppity & anxious, & even though I do my best to pacify them, it can be a bit freaky talking about airborne contaminants right now. Even though we’re all wearing masks & gloves, no one feels safe. I can see the fear in their eyeah when a stranger starts talking about the germs my buddy and I naturally respirate, right now, I have an fair fear of being bludgeoned to death if I so much as cough at one of my routine appointments.
