I was worried about the furnace.
It was unusual for me to worry about much of anything, but when the furnace started making weird noises, I was worried.
I couldn’t afford to pay for repairs, let alone pay for a new furnace if that was what I needed. I wanted to call the HVAC company and have them send an HVAC technician to the house, but I was afraid. I knew they would want paid right away, but there was nothing left in my bank account. I couldn’t afford groceries this week, so the HVAC technician was not a subject I wanted to broach. I called my brother and asked if he would look at the furnace, but he knew nothing about HVAC. He said that was one thing he never tried to repair, and he didn’t want to start with my furnace. The only thing I could do was call the HVAC company and hope they would give me credit. When I talked to the secretary, I told her I had some odd noises coming from the furnace and I didn’t have any money. I couldn’t go without heat, but I didn’t want to have the HVAC technician come to the house, only to say I’m broke when he wanted paid. She put me on hold after taking my name and address. She said if it was only a repair to the furnace, I had three months to pay the bill. If I needed a new furnace, the owner of the HVAC company would talk to me and make a payment plan that would suit my needs. I sat down and cried while the woman was still on the phone.