Steven Helmer Publications

Yep, it's time to get the office furnace fixed. Will be making that call to the landlord soon since the really cold weather hasn't even gotten here yet. Not really sure what went wrong. They replaced the heating element in it last month, which was supposed to have kept it going for a while longer. Guess that wasn't the case.

I've been in the office all day today and I have yet to hear the furnace run once. I checked the thermostat in the hallway. It's set for 68-degrees. The temp is 64-degrees. So, even though it was just fixed a couple weeks ago, I think it might be having another problem. Fortunately, other than that wind, it's not overly cold outside so, while a little cool, the office should be relatively tolerable for a day or two. But, with really cold temps coming later this week, it might be time to have the landlord get someone out here to fix it again.

The furnace at my office building is on its last legs right now and, while the landlords have made arrangements to fix it, it'll be at least a couple weeks because it is an older furnace and they had to special order parts for it. Meanwhile, I get to listen to this noise pretty much all day:

The furnace is running this morning, for the first time this autumn. I had hoped to hold off until at least the end of October. But, when I got up this morning, the thermostat had 66 degrees, meaning it was closer to 60 degrees in the living room and kitchen (there's usually a 5 or 6 degree difference from the back of the house to the front of it). While that doesn't seem overly cold, it, combined with the damp weather we've been having, did make the house a little uncomfortable. I could have toughed it out and I'm sure my youngest daughter would have been OK too (the girl is still sleeping with a fan). But, my wife and other daughter likely would have caught a bad chill. I'm just hoping out allergies don't flare up too badly. We didn't get a chance to vacuum out the vents yet and I'm sure the furnace is kicking out dust as a result. I also hope our kitten, Mouse, calms down. It's his first time hearing the furnace running and I think it'...