It’s funny how there are people you knew when you were young that ended up just the way you thought that they would.
That’s so consistent with one of my best highschool buddies.
Actually, we go back to the mornings of a small country school house. I remember how moderate we were in the winter with that radiant heating. And we were moderate the rest of the year as well because there was exactly zero amount of commercial HVAC in that arena. Perhaps this initially sparked an interest in HVAC for my buddy. He was such a nice guy, well thought of in addition to doing well in school. When I was trying to get into school, my friend had already made up his mind what he wanted to do. I don’t know why or how although he sort of mapped out his job by starting out as an HVAC supplier. I think there was perhaps some passion for working on heating in addition to cooling equipment for sure. But I also think my friend was also choosing a path where he could be financially successful as his own boss. I simply went off to school in addition to moving to the other end of the country. It’s been something like 25 years in addition to catching up with him on a scarce visit to the region. I was triumphant to see that he indeed followed that road map he’d laid out all those years ago. He went from HVAC supplier to HVAC supplier to an HVAC professional who now owns his own, local HVAC company. And he’s just the same down to earth, good guy that he was way back when. I prefer a happy ending.