A lot of people think the worst time of the year to be a repair technician is summer, but I happen to think that it is the spring.
We get crazy rain storms during the Spring and I have to work when it is raining, it’s snowing, or hot outside.
It doesn’t matter what the temperature is like, because I have to brave the elements. It has rained five out of seven days every week for the past month. Monday’s rain was so hard that the streets were flooded in less than an hour. The rain fell so hard that it didn’t have a chance to soak into the ground. I was working on a heat pump and air conditioner repair on the morning that the rain occurred. I had on a pair of sneakers and they were soaked after I went to retrieve one part from the truck. The part for the air conditioner was exactly what I needed, but the wet sneakers were a real pain in the butt to deal with the rest of the day. My feet were cold and wet and my shoes were uncomfortable. Every time I took a step, I heard a slushie, wet, and squeaky sound. I should have gone home to get an extra pair of shoes, but none of my HVAC repair jobs that day put me on that side of town. It is a reminder to have a second pair of sneakers in the truck for these types of situations. The rain is only going to get worse as the spring season progresses.