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• Permit Regs Hinder Us
  You’re busted!” shouted the plumbing inspector over the phone. Naturally, that statement was met with a great deal of chagrin from my office manager and a question..... Click here for full article
   (Tuesday, April 29, 2003) - Dave Yates
• No Deposit, No Return
  NO MATTER WHERE you turn, there’s an article or news report regarding our current drought. We’re doing..... Click here for full article
   (Tuesday, April 22, 2003) - Dave Yates
• CYA with combustion testing and analysis
  A FELLOW BRAGGED, “I can tune up any oil burner by eye as good or better than anyone can using instruments!” The time was the early 1970s, the place was the local Sid Harvey branch where I..... Click here for full article
   (Monday, April 21, 2003) - Dave Yates
• Skinny and Pearl
  IT MUST HAVE been my night for servicing 1 million Btu boilers. First, a 150-room hotel’s domestic hot water boiler, and then..... Click here for full article
   (Saturday, April 19, 2003) - Dave Yates
• Why Waste Your Brain Trying To Remember Things?
  How old are you? REALLY? That old? Hmmmm. Are you forgetting things…like picking up the dry cleaning? Meeting with your..... Click here for full article
   (Thursday, April 17, 2003) - Ellen Rohr
• The World According to Missy
  Missy was watching The Weather Channel when the woman in front of the map mentioned that it was going to snow in Denver. Missy's eyes waggled furiously and she shouted, "I'm going in!"..... Click here for full article
   (Thursday, April 10, 2003) - Dan Holohan
• Energy Usage
  The Energy Information Administration is a fascinating website where you can find a huge amount of detailed information about energy usage in the United States..... Click here for full article
   (Wednesday, April 09, 2003) - Dan Holohan
• Some tips on teaching
  A friend told me that he was thinking of putting a training session together for his apprentices. He was also hoping he could work with the local trade association to see if........ Click here for full article
   (Tuesday, April 08, 2003) - Dan Holohan
• You may be wondering how we arrived at the price on your job
  Good morning! And thanks for giving us the opportunity to make a proposal on your new heating system..... Click here for full article
   (Monday, April 07, 2003) - Dan Holohan