tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post8898662181369544379..comments2024-03-29T05:03:10.677-07:00Comments on The Forty-Five: Of Chillers and BoilersToirdhealbheach Beucailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-45632676994360484362017-05-04T17:35:43.246-07:002017-05-04T17:35:43.246-07:00I heard an interview with him a month or so ago an...I heard an interview with him a month or so ago and learned about those scholarships. What a wonderful idea!Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-26190558692694604312017-05-04T17:35:02.794-07:002017-05-04T17:35:02.794-07:00A boiler is pretty much like what it sounds: a lar...A boiler is pretty much like what it sounds: a large device for heating water which is funneled through piping in a building to raise or lower a temperature. I think they were much more the rage before the invention of HVAC - now, they almost seem more of a liability than an asset, what with maintenance and finding folks that know about them.<br /><br />Toilet knowledge is good (I think you can pretty much do all toilet related repairs, including replacing one, on your own. And yes, electricity is something no sane person that has no experience messes with. A mis-plumbed toilet, I have water damage. A mis-connected wire is completely different...Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-31772382547257591952017-05-04T14:34:06.211-07:002017-05-04T14:34:06.211-07:00I was sad when they took Dirty Jobs off the air, t...I was sad when they took Dirty Jobs off the air, though I suppose he did run out of things to do.<br />One of the few good things about faceless book, is following Mike Rowe and his Mike Rowe Works scholarships for those humbler trades that we would be hard pressed to do without.LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-31107169795277926322017-05-04T07:15:56.953-07:002017-05-04T07:15:56.953-07:00We used to watch Dirty Jobs. :) I always wondered ...We used to watch Dirty Jobs. :) I always wondered what motivated him! I have no idea how a boiler works, but I do know how my toilet works lol...those are things that Alex and I are slowly learning about on our own. We can't afford to have "someone" take care of most things for us so we want to be able to be more handy. Though electricity is something we don't mess with.Rain https://www.blogger.com/profile/14377719049819222133noreply@blogger.com