Cassi Creek: After
spending all summer waiting on local electricians to show up and repair the
pool heater, we finally told them to cancel any further service. The heating and cooling company that works in
concert with the local pool company has wavered between telling us they will be
here and telling us that they can’t get the right parts to repair the existing
heater.
Between the
pool company and the heating and cooling company, we’ve spent well over $200
for an older model heater plus two service calls. We wanted to pull the heat exchanger from the
older model to replace the heat exchanger in the newer model that failed last
September. Buying a new exchanger was
out of the question. They can be found
in catalogues for about $600.00.
However, the pool and spa company has control of all the heaters and
repair parts for that line of heaters.
All parts sold in the area must go through his store. That doubles the price. Replacing the heat exchanger would have cost
$1300 plus labor. A new heater would
have run about $4000 installed.
We decided
today to try to find another company for service and repairs. We have a call scheduled for tomorrow
afternoon and a message in queue for a second company that might be willing to
trek out here.
Influenza
shots are available now at CVS in Greeneville.
As of Thursday, VA is not offering immunizations. Since my next appointment is in early
November, I’m not that eager to make a special trip into town to stand in line
for an hour or more. We may drive over
to Greeneville – roughly half the distance to travel – so that we have a longer
time to develop the antibodies that may prevent influenza this season.
Some of the
bravest men I’ve ever encountered were the crews who flew “Dust Off” missions
in VietNam. Their ships were painted
with targets. They flew un-armed except
for personal weapons. Every flight was
likely to take them into some form of danger.
The weather might be problematic.
Monsoon season spawned massive thunderstorms that could swat a
helicopter out of the air. The LZ might
be dangerous because of its location and topography. It might be a hot LZ with enemy soldiers
doing their best to blow the chopper out of the sky. These men along with their support and
maintenance sections, made one of the greatest changes in the survival rate for
U.S. wounded. In ideal conditions no
wounded were more than 20-30 minutes from a medical unit. In other conditions, the crews did everything
that they could to pick up casualties as rapidly as possible. There is no superlative adequate for
accurately describing these crews.
Thanks, guys.
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