I had to leave for work so early that I barely had time to wait for the cleaning lady.
She was coming to get everything in order before my wife returned from her trip. I had to admit the house was a mess, but the kids were all healthy and doing great. I left them having breakfast and asked them to let the cleaning lady in when she came. There was a lot for her to do, and later she’d babysit until I got home which was always our arrangement. Later, I called home to find out how everyone was fairing on and to see if the cleaning lady had any problems handling the house and kids. She confirmed that everything was in order, but our furnace seemed to have an issue. Though it was still keeping the house warm, it seemed the heating unit was faulty. It was making a grinding noise which was getting louder by the hour. She asked if I’d get an HVAC worker to go to the house and fix the faulty furnace. I knew I didn’t want the furnace to stop working in the middle of winter. So, I booked for emergency furnace repair from the area AC business. We had a service and repair agreement with them but had to pay extra for emergency repairs. About half an hour later, according to the cleaning lady, the HVAC worker arrived and noted a loose part in the furnace, causing the grinding noise. He did manage to fix the issue and leave the furnace heating the house with its normal humming noise.