I am a consumer with an interest in what you so called professionals know. After hiring a friend to do some work on my home A/C system I realized that although I must respect his knowledge of the trade I didn't have to like his bedside manner. Of course with his 35 years experience and a PHD in pissing off friends and the public, he proceeded to do the work while drinking beer and smoking pot. He also had this ship eating attitude which I cannot understand since I was willing to pay him whatever he said and was not looking for the deal. I had to put up with his bull ship for 4 days to remount my A/C handler, put a drier on the line, evacuate the system with a borrowed from another friend's pump and guages. The work he did so far cost me $357.00. The system is not charged. He wanted another $100. You must understand that he was in need of money and I was willing to pay him for something I wasn't using for 2 years and would probably never turn it on since I don't really need the A/C. My fans keep me comfortable and I take cold showers. I saved probably $2500. in electric bills the past 2 years. Americans are a bunch of spoiled rotten idiots. In order to work on A/C you need not know a heck of a lot. Skills are minimal at best and I would say the drinking and smoking pot are probably the hardest ones to learn. It takes practice, cost money, and burns your brains and health all to hell. So remember anyone can be a smart ass A/C technician.
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17 years ago