Heat is for wimps

It gets cold here. Yeah. WAY colder than South Florida.
It was down below 10 degrees one morning that I was leaving for work. The day after that was another cold one. I woke up, and the house was freezing. Well, not quite freezing, but I was very cold. The house was at a cool 55. That is cold to wake up to. Walked over to the vent and felt cold air blowing through. Hmm.. heater isn't working anymore. Turned on the gas logs in the fireplace. They worked very well for heating up the house. Cari called over a heat repair guy while I was at work. After he left, she called a second company for another opinion. These guys, I'm told were much more professional. Both companies gave the same status report. The first guy was recommended by someone from church, so we were going to try and go with him. He stopped returning Cari's calls. She said he drove by while the second company was over for an estimate. Maybe we hurt his feelings.
The good news is, the part is under warranty. That should save a bundle. How much is the labor on that thing? $400!!!! I'll be back, I'm going to fill out an application to be a ac/heat repair guy.

The part takes about a week to get here we are told. Meanwhile, outside, the weather doesn't really seem to care that our heat is broken and temps continue to be in the 30's. This means spending several nights of the family camping in front of the fireplace. It doesn't bother me, but Cari is not thrilled with sleeping on the couch. Mr. $400 repair job will be here early in the week, so this episode should be completed soon.