
An HVAC technician witnesses a final move
A woman called from Enid in late September. They were closing on the sale of their house in three weeks and she wanted someone to check the system before it changed hands. That's a normal request. But then she said: I'd also just like to know it's okay. One more time. That last part stayed with me on the drive out. The house was brick, single story, big elm in front that had been there long enough to lift the sidewalk. Ruth and Walt had lived there thirty-eight years. System: ten years left easy, nothing wrong. I told her: whoever buys this house is getting a good system. She said that was…
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