It’s weird getting old.
- I’m in my early 70’s and some days, I feel every day of that age.
But honestly, most times I feel like I did when I was say 35. It’s like I don’t think differently or feel differently due to age. The only discernible thing is that my body has aged, hurts more and I’ve slowed down. Also, I have so many experiences to draw from when it comes to living life. Still, I have plenty I want to accomplish and one of the things that was on my list is now a reality. I finally built a custom home. My wife died nearly 10 years ago. She died suddenly and that just about wrecked me. I was still working inside the zone controlled HVAC of my business when that happened. But afterward, I just lost the passion for the business my wife and I had built together so I sold it. And I moved back to the region where I grew up as well. That’s where I chose to build the house that should be the last place I live. So I wanted it to be a really cool house. From the HVAC equipment to the kitchen, I wanted to have my stamp on this house so I was really involved with the design. As far as the HVAC equipment, I went with a geothermal heat pump. This thing is amazing in that it’s just remarkably efficient. And this heating and cooling equipment will last more than 30 years. The HVAC heating comes from radiant floor heating and that really takes me back. I grew up in a house not far from here that had a great big boiler in the basement that produced the warmest radiant heating.