u/Bubba_Jones44

It just hurts at this point. It felt close. I can’t say it’s stings more because my calls are burned. I was excited to exercise gme 20cs. Now we’re headed back to the teens tomorrow. Idk it’s not like the principle has changed, but I gotta say this fuckery is starting to weigh. Life is expensive. I’m not gonna sell my shares, but I don’t think I’ll keep buying. 5 years of tight finances and not enjoying as much as I should have.
I know I’m gonna be the guy with the pickaxe before the diamonds, but I’m just running low guys. I’m not trying, I just don’t have hope that corruption will end, it will just keep going and we’ll see 22-25 until 2225

Summer is coming up so AC season is coming.

I work residential hvac, and I beg of you guys to get multiple quotes. I know it’s a pain in the ass, but if 10k is a lot of money to you, then you need to read this, it will literally save you thousands. If you are getting charged 10k for a furnace replacement and your not intentionally picking a bunch of costly add ons you are paying way too god damn much.

My Dad almost got taken advantage of on the plumbing side. Getting estimates of 5500$ by two places, 2200 was what we got it done for. And it was done right. It’s even worse for HVAC. HVAC is basically the cost of a car every 10-15 years. Old units, ride them until the wheels fall off, new shit, is exactly that, shit. You get 10/15 on average, 20 if you’re lucky.

I will not name companies because the corporate dickheads would waste tens of thousands of dollars to sue me.

Corporations are buying family trade companies at alarming rates. My first company was bought out prices have been dramatically increased at quite literally every opportunity. If they add a mascot and re brand with all new pretty trucks they are in all probability corporate owned.

You are investing in an equivalent to a car when I comes to a Furnace, AC, mini-split, boiler, etc.

Do your research. Get multiple quotes and if a guy tries to rush you into buying do not hesitate to kick their ass out.

I’m not gonna plug my company, but I believe that basic necessities should not be something people are gouged for every 10-15 years. There are truly only couple good companies left, if you’re seeing multiple billboards, professional athlete sponsored commercials and shiney new trucks, who do you think is paying for that?

There is a happy middle ground where you can get quality without financing a 20k appliance payment.

If you want to DM me BASIC questions I’d be happy to help. I will not tell you how to hook up a s**cide(I hate that shit but I don’t want this post taken down) cord to get your furnace to work on a portable generator. Because it’s named that for a reason.

I’m not going to review any estimates or anything like that though.

EDIT: if you get told you have a cracked heat exchanger have them show you where they see it, if they saw it they have a way to show it.

Also use your multiple quotes a negotiation tactic. Prices are 100% negotiable

Also do your installers a favor, when they are installing for the love of god do not watch them work. I’ve been in HVAC for almost a decade now and I have not met a single installer who doesn’t hate being watched with every fiber of their being. We will explain it all when we are done if we are even mediocre at our job.