Ben with lotsa numbers
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#uglydogs, DM, Fix-it monkey, generally confused, I make hot people cool and cool people hot
So I've been without my work van for a bit due to some transmission issues.
Temporarily I've been in a utility body F-250. Great vehicle for industrial and commercial service but not ideal for residential service.
But it has a better sound system than my van.
Temporarily I've been in a utility body F-250. Great vehicle for industrial and commercial service but not ideal for residential service.
But it has a better sound system than my van.
February 6, 2026 at 10:21 PM
So I've been without my work van for a bit due to some transmission issues.
Temporarily I've been in a utility body F-250. Great vehicle for industrial and commercial service but not ideal for residential service.
But it has a better sound system than my van.
Temporarily I've been in a utility body F-250. Great vehicle for industrial and commercial service but not ideal for residential service.
But it has a better sound system than my van.
The V in HVAC/R is for Ventilation.
And that includes the blowers moving air through the county's composting building.
Fun times.
And that includes the blowers moving air through the county's composting building.
Fun times.
February 6, 2026 at 6:52 PM
The V in HVAC/R is for Ventilation.
And that includes the blowers moving air through the county's composting building.
Fun times.
And that includes the blowers moving air through the county's composting building.
Fun times.
So I've got one of the apprentices today and tomorrow for a commercial PM.
Now here even if they're not running calls solo an apprentice will have their own van. Makes it easier to reassign them as manpower needs or education opportunities arise.
And today this apprentice made an observation...
Now here even if they're not running calls solo an apprentice will have their own van. Makes it easier to reassign them as manpower needs or education opportunities arise.
And today this apprentice made an observation...
February 4, 2026 at 3:40 AM
So I've got one of the apprentices today and tomorrow for a commercial PM.
Now here even if they're not running calls solo an apprentice will have their own van. Makes it easier to reassign them as manpower needs or education opportunities arise.
And today this apprentice made an observation...
Now here even if they're not running calls solo an apprentice will have their own van. Makes it easier to reassign them as manpower needs or education opportunities arise.
And today this apprentice made an observation...
How much of a geek am I?
Driving home from an emergency no heat call (I'm not even the on-call tech but I digress) and I'm listening to the monthly tech update from our distributor tech support/training person.
Driving home from an emergency no heat call (I'm not even the on-call tech but I digress) and I'm listening to the monthly tech update from our distributor tech support/training person.
February 1, 2026 at 12:57 AM
How much of a geek am I?
Driving home from an emergency no heat call (I'm not even the on-call tech but I digress) and I'm listening to the monthly tech update from our distributor tech support/training person.
Driving home from an emergency no heat call (I'm not even the on-call tech but I digress) and I'm listening to the monthly tech update from our distributor tech support/training person.
Not the news I feared.
Not the news I wanted.
Lean into your harnesses packmates. There's yet trail ahead and the horizon is just asking to be bit.
Not the news I wanted.
Lean into your harnesses packmates. There's yet trail ahead and the horizon is just asking to be bit.
January 30, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Not the news I feared.
Not the news I wanted.
Lean into your harnesses packmates. There's yet trail ahead and the horizon is just asking to be bit.
Not the news I wanted.
Lean into your harnesses packmates. There's yet trail ahead and the horizon is just asking to be bit.
Hey #uglydogs circle up real quick.
All y'all with high efficiency gas (LP or natural gas) heat raise a paw.
For those who don't know go look at your furnace. If it has 2"-4" PVC pipe coming out of it and going outside it is 90%+ or high efficiency system.
Alright, let's go outside...
All y'all with high efficiency gas (LP or natural gas) heat raise a paw.
For those who don't know go look at your furnace. If it has 2"-4" PVC pipe coming out of it and going outside it is 90%+ or high efficiency system.
Alright, let's go outside...
January 29, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Hey #uglydogs circle up real quick.
All y'all with high efficiency gas (LP or natural gas) heat raise a paw.
For those who don't know go look at your furnace. If it has 2"-4" PVC pipe coming out of it and going outside it is 90%+ or high efficiency system.
Alright, let's go outside...
All y'all with high efficiency gas (LP or natural gas) heat raise a paw.
For those who don't know go look at your furnace. If it has 2"-4" PVC pipe coming out of it and going outside it is 90%+ or high efficiency system.
Alright, let's go outside...
3⁰F (-16⁰C) according to my phone.
Feels warmer.
Feels kinda nice actually.
Feels warmer.
Feels kinda nice actually.
January 24, 2026 at 7:08 PM
3⁰F (-16⁰C) according to my phone.
Feels warmer.
Feels kinda nice actually.
Feels warmer.
Feels kinda nice actually.
Resi on-call tech had 5 calls holding sohe gave me a call.
Phone rings, van goes.
Stay safe y'all.
Phone rings, van goes.
Stay safe y'all.
January 24, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Resi on-call tech had 5 calls holding sohe gave me a call.
Phone rings, van goes.
Stay safe y'all.
Phone rings, van goes.
Stay safe y'all.
I don't think I ever saw the temperature reported by my phone go above -1⁰F today.
That's -18⁰C for all the #uglydogs who use a rational system of measure.
The apprentice was amused by my mustache icing up.
That's -18⁰C for all the #uglydogs who use a rational system of measure.
The apprentice was amused by my mustache icing up.
January 23, 2026 at 11:24 PM
I don't think I ever saw the temperature reported by my phone go above -1⁰F today.
That's -18⁰C for all the #uglydogs who use a rational system of measure.
The apprentice was amused by my mustache icing up.
That's -18⁰C for all the #uglydogs who use a rational system of measure.
The apprentice was amused by my mustache icing up.
You live an hour away and I'm already at 10 hours clocked today. Oh, and you noticed this problem on Saturday?
$400 for me to ring your doorbell. You're paying $296/hr for diagnostic time, the supply houses are all an hour round trip and all have their own after hours fees.
$400 for me to ring your doorbell. You're paying $296/hr for diagnostic time, the supply houses are all an hour round trip and all have their own after hours fees.
January 21, 2026 at 5:52 AM
You live an hour away and I'm already at 10 hours clocked today. Oh, and you noticed this problem on Saturday?
$400 for me to ring your doorbell. You're paying $296/hr for diagnostic time, the supply houses are all an hour round trip and all have their own after hours fees.
$400 for me to ring your doorbell. You're paying $296/hr for diagnostic time, the supply houses are all an hour round trip and all have their own after hours fees.
Sigh......
The HVAC advice for homeowners pages on Bookface make my soul hurt.
The ignorant and downright dangerous answers people give to questions... oy vey...
The HVAC advice for homeowners pages on Bookface make my soul hurt.
The ignorant and downright dangerous answers people give to questions... oy vey...
January 7, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Sigh......
The HVAC advice for homeowners pages on Bookface make my soul hurt.
The ignorant and downright dangerous answers people give to questions... oy vey...
The HVAC advice for homeowners pages on Bookface make my soul hurt.
The ignorant and downright dangerous answers people give to questions... oy vey...
Apparently I am just unsatisfied with the OEM sensory inputs I was born with.
Downloaded an app to give me access to my phones magnetometers. Now I can better "see" solenoids and motors cycling.
Bought a geiger counter so I could "see" how spicy the world is.
Downloaded an app to give me access to my phones magnetometers. Now I can better "see" solenoids and motors cycling.
Bought a geiger counter so I could "see" how spicy the world is.
January 5, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Apparently I am just unsatisfied with the OEM sensory inputs I was born with.
Downloaded an app to give me access to my phones magnetometers. Now I can better "see" solenoids and motors cycling.
Bought a geiger counter so I could "see" how spicy the world is.
Downloaded an app to give me access to my phones magnetometers. Now I can better "see" solenoids and motors cycling.
Bought a geiger counter so I could "see" how spicy the world is.
I'll play I guess, though it might harsh the vibe.
Hi, my name is Depression.
Hi, my name is Depression.
Hi!
I'm stick through aorta, but my friends call me free climbing a 200ft cliff or running down a volcano.
I'm stick through aorta, but my friends call me free climbing a 200ft cliff or running down a volcano.
Hi, I'm the center of a borderline EF-4 tornado. 🤷
January 2, 2026 at 11:24 PM
I'll play I guess, though it might harsh the vibe.
Hi, my name is Depression.
Hi, my name is Depression.
The fuck is with this on-call weekend?
1 hoarder house.
1 guy that fried his ECM blower by trying a bit of DIY electrical.
2 that opened the conversation by trying to haggle on our hourly rate.
1 hoarder house.
1 guy that fried his ECM blower by trying a bit of DIY electrical.
2 that opened the conversation by trying to haggle on our hourly rate.
January 2, 2026 at 3:26 PM
The fuck is with this on-call weekend?
1 hoarder house.
1 guy that fried his ECM blower by trying a bit of DIY electrical.
2 that opened the conversation by trying to haggle on our hourly rate.
1 hoarder house.
1 guy that fried his ECM blower by trying a bit of DIY electrical.
2 that opened the conversation by trying to haggle on our hourly rate.
Barely even into the new year and already getting calls.
Both so far sound like lack of basic maintenance issues.
Gonna be some expensive lessons today.
Both so far sound like lack of basic maintenance issues.
Gonna be some expensive lessons today.
January 1, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Barely even into the new year and already getting calls.
Both so far sound like lack of basic maintenance issues.
Gonna be some expensive lessons today.
Both so far sound like lack of basic maintenance issues.
Gonna be some expensive lessons today.
Fuck off 2025.
You won't be missed.
You won't be missed.
January 1, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Fuck off 2025.
You won't be missed.
You won't be missed.
Trying to be productive and accomplish things through shear force of will on a bad brain/low focus day is exhausting and frustrating.
I would probably swing at myself if I could right now.
I would probably swing at myself if I could right now.
December 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Trying to be productive and accomplish things through shear force of will on a bad brain/low focus day is exhausting and frustrating.
I would probably swing at myself if I could right now.
I would probably swing at myself if I could right now.
If you need that OG ORK look...
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December 28, 2025 at 4:31 AM
If you need that OG ORK look...
Only person at Christmas Eve Family Activities who carries a pocket knife.
I am important.
I am important.
December 25, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Only person at Christmas Eve Family Activities who carries a pocket knife.
I am important.
I am important.
So some of y'all have followed my occasional posts about large Midwest family events and the drama therein...
Especially the civil war over whether the devil'd eggs are made with mayonnaise or Miracle Whip.
So here's the latest...
Especially the civil war over whether the devil'd eggs are made with mayonnaise or Miracle Whip.
So here's the latest...
December 25, 2025 at 12:32 AM
So some of y'all have followed my occasional posts about large Midwest family events and the drama therein...
Especially the civil war over whether the devil'd eggs are made with mayonnaise or Miracle Whip.
So here's the latest...
Especially the civil war over whether the devil'd eggs are made with mayonnaise or Miracle Whip.
So here's the latest...
So was watching musher POV footage and realized something that had never occurred to me before.
If you're running a 12 or 14 dog string your leaders are a loooooong way away from you.
And in woods or brush there's times where they're out of sight.
If you're running a 12 or 14 dog string your leaders are a loooooong way away from you.
And in woods or brush there's times where they're out of sight.
December 21, 2025 at 11:52 PM
So was watching musher POV footage and realized something that had never occurred to me before.
If you're running a 12 or 14 dog string your leaders are a loooooong way away from you.
And in woods or brush there's times where they're out of sight.
If you're running a 12 or 14 dog string your leaders are a loooooong way away from you.
And in woods or brush there's times where they're out of sight.
Boy can I be a verbose sod when the mood hits.
December 20, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Boy can I be a verbose sod when the mood hits.
So it has been a week...
I am currently sat on the ugly sofa drinking a Grain Belt, and reading through the booklet that came with my new to me combustion analyzer.
New tool you ask? Annoyingly, yes. We'll get to that.
Let's go day by day...
I am currently sat on the ugly sofa drinking a Grain Belt, and reading through the booklet that came with my new to me combustion analyzer.
New tool you ask? Annoyingly, yes. We'll get to that.
Let's go day by day...
December 20, 2025 at 3:28 AM
So it has been a week...
I am currently sat on the ugly sofa drinking a Grain Belt, and reading through the booklet that came with my new to me combustion analyzer.
New tool you ask? Annoyingly, yes. We'll get to that.
Let's go day by day...
I am currently sat on the ugly sofa drinking a Grain Belt, and reading through the booklet that came with my new to me combustion analyzer.
New tool you ask? Annoyingly, yes. We'll get to that.
Let's go day by day...
Is there anything cuter than a large dog not quite fitting in a small bed?
December 19, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Is there anything cuter than a large dog not quite fitting in a small bed?
Put the statement "...given the damage and neglect already documented at this site I have grave concerns..." in an email is a fun new experience.
December 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Put the statement "...given the damage and neglect already documented at this site I have grave concerns..." in an email is a fun new experience.