There are lots of furnace deals right now, but they say Normal Access. I'll give them fair warning and see how much that boosts the estimates. I figure this is an excellent time to play the new widow card, because it's nothing but the truth, Hubby dealt with that and I'm clueless on this.

Now to find one with a good rep. Yay, Internet.

If you know you are going to have to replace the unit within the next few years, shop for it now. Don't actually buy one now. But know which brand and model you want. Or narrow it down to three or fewer choices. And then update your "wish list" every six months or so. That way, when your unit does break down, you won't be making a multi-thousand dollar decision under the time pressure of "I just want it to be cool again as soon as possible".

yeah, I was thinking that very thing. And sad I just let my Consumer Reports membership expire.

You'll find, though, that various HVAC companies will have preferences (and access) to particular models or makes. The labor and guarantee/ongoing service are likely to have much greater impact than choosing a particular model.

Your library may have Consumer Reports access. It might be worth calling them to ask.

In me me me news, after weeks of no interest, I had two different requests for an interview at exactly the same time this Friday afternoon. I chose the interview for the full-time job in western Michigan instead of the four-week contract position in Raleigh. Thus proving I'd rather move hundreds of miles than deal with I-40 rush hour traffic.

ETA: And now I have another interview for an IL job. Things seem to be picking up, thank goodness.

Sign that its been too long since I've read a book. Looking at the top of the page, to see what time it is, as if it was an iPad or something.

Silly single-use items.

Yay, Calli! Sending lots of job~ma.

Our crawlspace creeps me out something fierce. Haven't been down there since dad sent me when I was a kid.

I don't understand my comcast bill. I just got one, which I need to find (unless I already got rid of it) saying I owed nothing!

Now I have a bill that says both that I haven't made any payments, have a past due amount AND have a current balance of -60.64.

It seems that I have a credit on my account. The automated system says my last payment was in July but the statemtn showes a payment in August. I actually made 2 payments and I can see both of the payments so I should have credit for both of them.

Now I have to wait until Friday when I can call them during regular business hours. I'm not looking forward to that.

Tying this into crawl space talk, when I was having connection issues Comcast suggested there might be a splitter somewhere, if there is it's under the crawl space area for the mobile home and there is no way I'm going under there. THe new modem and router fixed it, but I was all Nope Nope Nope Nope.

It should be an easy resolution. Those notifications are automated and go out if you haven't made a payment and or have a balance that is not zero. The system isn't equipped for having credits since it's not a common thing.