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Sad Furnace Day

Josh Rouse Rocks! (Amanda introduced me to his stuff)
Actually Philly Stan the hat says 'Joshua House', not 'Josh Rouse'...
Sad Furnace Day by fensterbme.
We had our routine fall furnace inspection and found out we have a few cracks in our furnace's heat exchanger, which means new furnace (a cracked heat exchanger means carbon monoxide can leak into your inside air, which is bad and can make you sick or die)... So on Monday we get a brand spanking new Trane XV80 furnace and XB12 central A/C unit.

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I wanted to ask my uncle (who owns a heating/air conditioning and plumbing company) if I was getting a good price for what I was getting. Previously I had sent him a photo of a leak and asked for help (he found the photo and the detailed description very funny and printed it out and put it in his office) troubleshooting it. The photo became a family joke and so I figured if I was going to ask for help again I should swallow my pride and make another photo.

NOTE: Our furnace does actually work okay for now, it just needs replaced sooner than later (I bought two carbon monoxide detectors and set them up just in case)... but we figured that the blankets and hats would create a better effect in trying to gain sympathy. Photo taken with my 20D and flash on a tripod. 
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pinkertons  Pro User  says:

what in the world are you guys doing? Did your furnace die?
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fensterbme  Pro User  says:

More or less...yes.. see description above (you commented faster than I could type the description). It's supposed to almost hit the freezing mark, don't you wish you were back in Ohio right about now?
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pinkertons  Pro User  says:

Okay, I LOVE This photo - you guys are so much fun! We miss you...
Kim (the other was from Mark..)
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RZen  Pro User  says:

I like the humor in the photo, I like Joline's colourful blanket, they remind me of the ones we get in India
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croz1007  Pro User  says:

I know you're bummed about the furnace, but man...this is a very funny picture. Good that you are making light of the situation.
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Amanda H&K says:

Oh please, it's an excuse for Bryan to research the heck out of something....just go on and ask him about the furnace, I dare you. ;)
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fensterbme  Pro User  says:

@Amanda H&K: Actually in this case I just bought it... but I did to research to learn more about it after buying it (note the links in the description to the model numbers). If only Canon made furnaces...

But Amanda you should be somewhat afraid.... It seems that when I get something that you eventually end up getting one... cars, appliances, houses, home electronics, camera's, etc. Maybe you can buy a new Trane furnace and AC unit as well...
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Shutter-Think  Pro User  says:

Beth and I love this pic. I think your expression is the best. You look like a 4 year old that may or may not have just pooped himself.
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SilverTurtle  Pro User  says:

Haha this is a great photo
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Philly Stan  Pro User  says:

you really are a "bad man"
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banukab  Pro User  says:

So this is the famous furnace picture. Pretty good.
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TerriR  Pro User  says:

This happened to me last winter. Thank goodness my parents live just a few minutes away so I was able to crash their place. Of course, once they drove me nuts enough, I sucked it up and put a space heater in my hallway. Of course, living in TX, my idea of cold is 60 degrees so I'm probably not going to get much sympathy from you. :)
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