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<\/a><\/p>\nWhere I come from, it’s polite to ask for permission before using someone else’s work. Attribution is nice, too. It’s what I do when I borrow stuff that’s not my own.<\/p>\n
So, as you can see, I left a comment. It went south from there. Mr. Schumacher’s reply: “We won’t be asking your permission to use a photo you posted on this forum. Would you like it removed?”<\/p>\n
Yes, I would like it removed. Remove me from the group while you’re at it. I’ve only a few years left on station and choose not to spend it among vulgarians.<\/p>\n
Our air conditioner quit working Friday afternoon, coincidentally the hottest day of the year so far. Do you believe in coincidences? Me, I’m starting to wonder.<\/p>\n
We put in a call to the guy who serviced it last month, but he didn’t get back to us until Saturday morning, only to tell us he couldn’t work us in for a week. We closed the blinds, turned on the fans, and tried to limit our physical activity … so long as we didn’t break a sweat, I figured, we’d manage (and we didn’t, and we did!). Meanwhile we called our neighbor Ed, who used to own a heating and air conditioning business. He retired a few years ago and we hated to call him, but we were getting desperate. Good neighbor that he is, he came over, popped a panel, and discovered a bad capacitor. Donna and I drove to a nearby HVAC supply warehouse, bought a new one, and called Ed on our way home. He came over again, popped it in, and everything’s cool (literally & figuratively). It could have been worse, much worse. We lucked out.<\/p>\n
Speaking of photos, though, check out the pups here:<\/p>\n
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