Mental Preparation—Or, Expecting the Worst

Right now, even as I type, we're having our upstairs and downstairs a/c systems replaced, along with our furnace.

In my blissful ignorance, I thought this wasn't that complex of a job. Actually, I don't think I thought anything much about it at all. I was a little surprised when I heard that it was going to take Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday to do the job…but I didn't really think about the why behind the length of the job.

Then, a few days ago, I spoke to a friend of mine and...