Well, it appears that changing my thermostat did NOT correct the issue.  I woke up this morning to a house that was 53 deg.  Yowza!  The good thing is (pointed out by my Dad) with the temp being -22 with wind chill, that was a pretty good temp for the house to still be at.

Luckily for me, a co-worker has a “cuddin Pete” that just so happens to be in the HVAC bidness.  This was fortuitous for my family and I.

His initial visit set me back 85 bucks.  Not bad, for getting us up and going.  He had a Christmas party to go to, and squeezed me in, anyway.  Given that he drove in from Westfield, and had to turn around and go back that same way, I was very grateful.

This falls back to the good ol’ American work ethic.  God Bless the small business man.

The only drawback was, I don’t know this guy from Adam.  I was not overly comfortable with him being in my house, with me gone.

So, to alleviate the situation I inform this guy : “Don’t be silly around my woman. She will shoot you…..In the cock”.

He was cool.

Thanks cuddin’ Pete.