Timothy had sent job applications to several home service providers, and none had called him back.
With no job and the bills piling up, he was at a loss for what to do.
He is a certified HVAC technician, but it was proving to be no good since no HVAC company was hiring. Tim eventually took up a job as a steward in a restaurant which was paying little, but it was better than nothing. On weekends after his shift at the restaurant he worked as a valet in a posh nightclub. As his friends, we tried to help by calling him for ac repair and HVAC maintenance, but such jobs came at most thrice a year, so they were of little help. One day I asked him to accompany me to my parents’ place for a family dinner since we have been friends since childhood. During dinner, my parents’ had invited their neighbors, a couple the same age as my parents. During dinner, Chad the neighbor started talking about how their air conditioner was misbehaving and was doing little to help with indoor comfort. I quickly chipped in that Tim was an excellent HVAC expert and would have no trouble fixing their HVAC unit. The next morning Tim fixed their air conditioning system and did not charge them for reasons best known to him. He even taught them about the best way to care for the ductwork. He also recommends that they clean the air duct within the next six months and replace the AC filter within the week to improve the air quality. A week later, Tim got a call from an indoor comfort business, and they said that a person named Tim had recommended him for an HVAC professional spot. Never in all the years which I had known them would I have thought Chad had connections in the cooling industry.