I can’t get my mind right
After my brother got married, he and his wife decided to relocate to a city up North in hopes of finding better employment opportunities. The Midwest was no place for account executives for a thirst for investments. Most people and businesses in our area were somehow farm related and many didn’t trust big banking anyway. They knew that they would have much greater careers if they lived closer to the action in big cities. Many of the cities up north are home to the biggest investment banks in the country. As they had never lived where the conditions were so harshly cold, they went and scoped out the job market and housing that may be available to them. They only found a few homes that were within their price range. The deciding factor came down to not only price, but the HVAC system too. They knew that heat was an important factor because they were already worried about the long cold winters. My sister-in-law’s biggest problem was the fact that all of the homes they looked at used gas powered appliances. She grew up with all electric and wanted to have the same in their new home. I recognize the fact that tornadoes had destroyed so many houses in our hometown made her nervous. She kept saying that if the new home is destroyed, how do you turn off the gas, and she worried that it may cause a fire. She truly wanted an electric furnace and that meant that they would need to purchase a new one and have it installed. My brother tried to explain to her that tornadoes were not an issue in the area where they were moving to, but she just couldn’t let go of that fear. They talked to an HVAC dealer who thought they were foolish to replace a perfectly good system. The cost involved was quite high! Not only that, the gas furnaces were much cheaper to operate and more fuel efficient over all. Happily, they found great jobs, a beautiful house, and a trusted HVAC dealer who changed over the appliances without a problem. They are looking forward to building their lives in their new location.