I never realized how hard it was going to be able to take care of myself.
I lost my job, then my girlfriend, and then my home.
I didn’t know which way to turn and I was ready to take up the next park seat for my home. My friend came along and offered his upstairs to me. He said it had originally been a two family home and they were remodelling. He told me that I could rent the upstairs but we would have to share the kitchen. It was nice to have a place of my own again. I had heating and air conditioning and I often got to eat with his family. I had to buy my own groceries, but that was okay. The only problem I had with the apartment was that I didn’t have a thermostat. All of the heating they called for downstairs, was all there was. I talked to my friend and I asked him if he would mind if I were to add Zone Control to the upstairs. I told him I would pay for it, but I really needed to be able to control the heating and air conditioning upstairs. Now, when they have the heat on downstairs, I can turn my thermostat to air conditioning. A lot of times, they have the furnace running, but I have the air conditioning on. I can even close my door and not have the heat from downstairs to disturb me. I simply turn my thermostat lower and I am perfectly comfortable. Someday I’m going to need to find a way to show my friend how grateful I am for all he has done for me.