The people I was with and I had a strenuous year as a family in 2020, however everyone was on edge when we realized the pandemic was getting worse.
- Some sites had set up lockdowns and curfews, while others encouraged stay-at-home policies.
As a person working in the hospitality industry, our task ended as soon as flights got canceled and tourists weren’t coming that coming summer. The people I was with and I had to rely on our partner’s income which was also slashed by 25%. One night, we discussed how we would survive and ensure we came out of this thing unscathed. The agreement we had was to find ways to reduce our weekly expenses. One problem was keeping the home cool in summer. The people I was with and I were all going to be home, meaning we had to run the cooling plan 24/7. That was a lot of energy consumption which would result in an costly energy bill. My partner knew we first had to ensure the a/c was running efficiently to lower energy consumption. Though several other services were down, our local AC business was still operating and taking big caution during appointments. The people I was with and I booked 1 to have the AC plan in our home ran tests on and fixed in case there were any complications. The HVAC expert who came to the home did the inspection and informed us our plan wasn’t bad. It required a bit of repair to work as efficiently as possible. In addition, the HVAC duct had some gaps that had to be closed, plus additional duct sealing to avoid any air loss. That was a good evaluation, and we authorized him to start work instantly.