While the school was closed down for winter break, they were supposed to be doing repairs on the HVAC system at the building.
I had heard them talking about this and having all kinds of discussions about this topic at different PTA meetings for months. Lots of times it even got into a heated argument. Many parents feel like the indoor air quality in the school building is really subpar, and everyone wants the school board to do something about it. After a lot of complaining and signing of petitions, they finally told us that they were going to do it. The one catch was the fact that they would have to hire a commercial HVAC company to come in and do the work over winter break while there were no students in the building. I guess that was a good idea because everyone seemed to agree with it. They found a commercial HVAC contractor for the job and the company seemed like a good one that would be dependable. I found out that the HVAC company was supposed to be starting on the job the day after the kids got out for winter break, but every time I drove by the school it didn’t look like there was anyone at all in the building. I started to wonder if they were ever going to get the job done at all. By the time winter break was over, I still had not seen any HVAC trucks around. It turned out that the HVAC contractor had taken the money and then he just ran away! I guess he wasn’t all that dependable after all!