A GREAT day at work!!

Frank Z
Frank Z Posts: 5,860
edited April 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
My son Daniel (12 years) went to work with me for the first time today. I promised him a long time ago that once he turned 12 he'd be able to and he's been looking forward to it ever since. His first day on the job and he got to help replace an old roof top unit. He worked his fanny off and earned his pay. He's too darn smart to do this kind of work for a living, but I'll teach him everything I know so that he'll always have a trade to fall back on if he needs to.

I'm so proud of my boy...err...young man!!

Getting the old one disconnected....
9/11 - WE WILL NEVER FORGET!! (<---<<click)
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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited June 2005
    Getting the new one hooked up...
    9/11 - WE WILL NEVER FORGET!! (<---<<click)
    2005-06 Club Polk Football Pool Champion!! :D
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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited June 2005
    Looking a little ragged after a full day's work and climbing up and down the ladder...
    9/11 - WE WILL NEVER FORGET!! (<---<<click)
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  • gregit
    gregit Posts: 284
    edited June 2005
    very cool!!! did he ever save enuff for the new bike?
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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited June 2005
    Typical pre-teen, changed his mind at the last minute.
    9/11 - WE WILL NEVER FORGET!! (<---<<click)
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  • gregit
    gregit Posts: 284
    edited June 2005
    i can relate...i have a 12 y.o. boy as well
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited June 2005
    I used to do HVAC with my father back in the late 70's and early 80's. We had our own business. I wish I had learned/listened a little more. Teach him well, even if he never had to do it for a living, it's sure nice to be able to service your own.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited June 2005
    Congrats Frank! You should be proud.....I have a 14 y.o. and I can hardly get him out of the computer...even to eat...;)
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited June 2005
    Originally posted by HTrookie
    Congrats Frank! You should be proud.....I have a 14 y.o. and I can hardly get him out of the computer...even to eat...;)
    Is that an air hockey table in the background of one onf your sig pics?

    I've got one also, but it's an el cheaper $200 Sears buy...works for me though...
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited June 2005
    Yes it is...got it for $180 at Watson's; pretty good deal.....

    But...it has been replaced with the wife's painting stuff...she's seriously on to that; the three paintings behind the bar and the one at the right in that same pic are hers....
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited June 2005
    Frank & Dan, the A/C men. Good for both of ya!

    I had my 14 Y.O. son with me at work today too. Youngest of 5 and is bigger than I am. We needed to do a little maintenance at one of my businesses so we made a full day of it. I do this any time I can since in a couple years, he won't find the time for ole' dad. His only complaint today is that with all the rain we had, he couldn't use the riding mower on the tall grass out back. To him its still all about the fun and money!
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  • goingganzo
    goingganzo Posts: 2,793
    edited June 2005
    maybe you can come to canton mi the people who working on our hvac are morons they cant fix the problem in over 2 months.
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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited June 2005
    Originally posted by goingganzo
    maybe you can come to canton mi the people who working on our hvac are morons they cant fix the problem in over 2 months.
    I'd have to charge a bit more than my standard Service Call. How much is a first class ticket to Canton?:D
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  • DAGLJAM6
    DAGLJAM6 Posts: 635
    edited June 2005
    Rheem gaspac , Rithie/Yellowjacket 4-way manifold schweet!!!
    Get in touch sometime I run a distributor branch for ICP/Tempstar
    in S.C.. May be able to help on some of those service tools when/as the industry switches to 410a.

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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited June 2005
    Dave,
    Got it covered, been selling and servicing R410a for the past 4 years. Good tools make the job easier, great tools make the job fun.
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  • DAGLJAM6
    DAGLJAM6 Posts: 635
    edited June 2005
    Cool, I forgot out there the switch to 410a has been on a little longer but here in the southeast I think the general public wants to wait 'til the last minute(as usual).
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited June 2005
    Originally posted by Frank Z
    He's too darn smart to do this kind of work for a living, but I'll teach him everything I know so that he'll always have a trade to fall back on if he needs to.

    That is a very smart thing to do. Probably THE single best thing you could do for him.

    Although, if you teach him the trade now, and he can study the business management end in college, he would be able to run his own company quite efficiently later on.

    Something to chew on... You could wind up working for him ;)
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  • dragon1952
    dragon1952 Posts: 4,907
    edited June 2005
    Wonderful....... that's all I need to make me feel even more inadequate is a smart 12 yr old who's handier at fixing **** than me :(

    Congratulations! :D
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    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited June 2005
    Originally posted by dragon1952
    Wonderful....... that's all I need to make me feel even more inadequate is a smart 12 yr old who's handier at fixing **** than me :(

    Congratulations! :D


    Dragon: ROFLMAO!!!! :D

    Way to go Frank!
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