Interesting history in Sioux Falls

If I had an unlimited amount of money and time, I would write a book about the history of Sioux Falls, in the words of the people who lived that history.

Over the course of 20 years in the HVAC industry I have met thousands of people, and had a lot of interesting conversations.

Whenever I have a chat with a senior citizen who has lived in Sioux Falls their whole life, I always ask them about the old days. When I hear a good story I jot it down in my notepad, and keep a record of the person’s name and contact info. If I ever do write my Sioux Falls book, I will need to sit down and talk to all these people again. Fun historical fact for you – did you know that between 1890 and 1910 Sioux Falls was well-known across the country as the fastest place to get a divorce. These days we think of California or Nevada for quickie-divorces, but for one golden era Sioux Falls was the king! Currently the divorce rates in Sioux Falls are normal compared to the rest of America. I love working in the HVAC industry here, because even though Sioux Falls is the largest city in South Dakota (the good Dakota) it keeps growing larger every year. It’s hard to imagine that in 1880 Sioux Falls had just 2000 residents, and currently we have almost 200,000. It seems that Sioux Falls is still not done growing, which is great news for my bank account and the future of my company.

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The installation process requires precision and technical skill

Installing a brand new HVAC system takes precision and technical skill.

It’s important to choose a company with NATE certified engineers and contractors that are licensed and insured. If anything goes wrong during the installation process, the company technicians are covered and so is your home and all of your things. In the city of St. Petersburg, there are lots of companies that are equipped to handle HVAC system installations. It was honestly hard to choose which one was going to be the best when I decided to install a brand new heating and cooling system. I was happy to have lots of online reviews. I read through them several times so I could figure out which company would be the best one to use. When I chose the company in St. Petersburg, the first thing that I did was ask if they would provide me with a free service estimate. The business provider was happy to give me a free service estimate and the next day a service technician came to my home to measure the area and speak with me about options. The installation process was very thorough and took most of the day, but everything looks great when the HVAC system installation technicians were finished with the process. I’m glad that I decided to choose a company with great online reviews and a long history of providing reputable service to St. Petersburg, Clearwater, and Tampa. Having a service provider that you can trust, will often make a huge amount of difference when it comes to overall peace of mind.

 

 

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Going to write a book about Springfield, MO

“Springfield, Springfield, it’s a hell of a town” was an old song on The Simpsons.

I know they were talking about the fictional town, and not my hometown of Springfield, MO, but I love it all the same.

I sing it to myself whenever I see the sign for the city limits. I feel this is true, and the longer I live here, the more people I talk to, the more true it becomes. Missouri as a state is one of the most historic areas in the entire nation, and Springfield is a part of that rich history. After I retire from the HVAC industry, my idea is to spend a couple of years organizing all the research I have done on Springfield, so I can write a book about it. As a fun piece of trivia, were you aware that as of 2010 there were sixty seven different populated areas in the USA named Springfield? And yet even with all of those places, Springfield, MO is the richest in history and cultural significance. I am not saying that the history of Springfield is bright and cheery, in fact it has a lot of dark periods, but it makes for fascinating research. For the time being this is all just research, because my job installing central HVAC systems into new housing construction projects keeps me too busy for anything else. Since the population of Springfield keeps growing, there is always a new complex, building, or subdivision of homes that requires my HVAC expertise. So I do the work now, and will focus on my book later in life.

 

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Evansville is a hotbed for local sports

After a few weeks, Ed was able to attract enough new HVAC clients that he started paying me full-time

Evansville, Indiana is a hotbed for sports. Not major professional sports, but the true essence of athletics – amateur competition. This area has a lot more sports teams than you might expect, and the people of Evansville are rabid sporting fans. I actually moved here right after high school, in hopes of joining a minor league club and making my way into the majors. That never happened, but I had a lot of fun competing. One of my teammates on the club was a man named Ed, who ran a small HVAC repair company out of his van. Ed didn’t have a storefront, just his van and his tools, and he asked me to come work for him. I needed a job, because Evansville had no hostels and I was tired of living in a flop house with a bunch of drug addicts. At first Ed was only able to pay me for a few hours a week, but I kept showing up even when he couldn’t pay me. I wanted to learn HVAC repairs, and I wanted to be good at the job so I could start putting down roots in Evansville. If I wanted to live here for good I needed a reliable income, so I did my best to help Ed grow his little HVAC company into a reputable force in the Evansville community. After a few weeks, Ed was able to attract enough new HVAC clients that he started paying me full-time. Before long I’ll be able to afford my own apartment in Evansville, and move out of Ed’s basement.

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Questions about the history of Lee’s Summit

Lee, and other say that Lee’s Summit was named after a man named Dr

My dad was a history professor at Yale for eighteen years, before he finally settled down and started a family late in life. When I was born my dad was over 50 years old, which made for a heck of a generational gap! He did his best to build a strong bond with me, and one of the ways he did that was with local history. Lee’s Summit is an area awash in cultural and historical significance, and my dad would try to make it come alive for me. We would take nature walks in the woods outside of Lee’s Summit, and he would explain the events that occurred on that very ground. Dad passed away when I was a teenager, which is no great surprise, but I remember everything he taught me about Lee’s Summit. I did not follow in his footsteps, instead I became an HVAC technician. I enjoy reading and learning history, but HVAC work pays a lot better than being a teacher. Not only is the pay better, but I find HVAC work to be rewarding, because it involves problems that I can solve. When it comes to history, some things can never be solved. For example, did you know that there are still questions about why Lee’s Summit even has this name? Some people say it was named for Robert E. Lee, and other say that Lee’s Summit was named after a man named Dr. Pleasant Lea, and the town’s name is a misspelling! I prefer HVAC work because there are clear-cut problems that I can resolve to make my clients happy.

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