Let me tell you about the HVAC tech who forgot his tools.

Last week, I had an HVAC technician come to our house to do some work on our furnace.

Winter was coming quickly, and we wanted to make sure the furnace was ready for when the weather got really cold. It took about three days before the HVAC technician showed up to do the work. When he got there, I knew there was something wrong, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on what it was. He was almost through the house and nearing the basement door when I realized what was going on. The HVAC technician had forgotten to bring his tools with him. I stopped him mid-stride and asked where his tools were? He looked at his bare hands and told me he probably left them out in the service van. He turned around and headed to the door and walked out. When I heard the service van start up and pull away from our driveway, I suspected that he had forgotten to bring his tools with him. I waited for several hours for him to come back, however he never showed up. I ended up calling the HVAC company in asking what happened to the young technician we’ve been at my house? They explained that he was so embarrassed for forgetting his tools, that he had refused to come back to our house. I told them to have him come back to the house, and I promised not to laugh at him for the tool debacle. He seems like a nice young man, and I was pretty sure that he was a good technician even if he was a bit forgetful.

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