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Heating Repairs in the Baby’s Room and a Frantic Mother

January 4th, 2012

When working in the HVAC industry and in most construction related industries the company must work with customer schedules. This scheduling problem is typical and comes with the territory but sometimes the scheduling dilemma is a little more complicated than being there when the customer comes home from work.

There was a situation I recall having been told to me by a previous heating repair technician at my old job where a baby was involved. The mother had planned for the heating repair guys to come over and agree to work in between the baby’s naps. There was a problem in the baby’s room where not enough hot air was coming in to his room as was coming in the rest of the rooms of the house. There were other issues with the system as well but this was the main issue at hand.

The technicians came over and began work on the heating system but just as they seemed to have gotten started working the baby was down for a nap. The techs had to pick up their tools and move into a different part of the house to work on something else until the baby was awake again.

You can probably see how this moving back and forth in between a newborn baby’s frequent naps could start to get old. The heating guys had to carry and lug tools around and in the process lose track of where certain items were at and what needed to be done next. The whole stop and start process created inefficiencies in the job and a lot of frustration with the HVAC company techs.

On a different day the techs came back to complete the job and they were hoping for a quicker more efficient time at the house in order to knock out the job once and for all. The initial problem of scheduling the job in this way in the first place is solely the responsibility of the HVAC company so they really have nothing to complain about as they had agreed to this setup.

What do you think they did to speed things up this time? Well, they needed to finish things up in the baby’s room by cutting a hole in the ceiling. They soon discovered while in the room that the baby wast fast asleep in the crib right next to them.

With not a lot of thought the heating repair tech’s decided to place a drop cloth on top of the crib while they cut away at the ceiling. They thought that this would be sufficient to catch any falling debris from landing on the baby while they finished up the job.

The mother ended up walking in on the job as a piece of sheet rock fell onto the drop cloth and on its way down into the baby crib. The baby was fine but the mother was more than just frantic as she got down right violent and through the two heating repair company guys out of her house.

The guys didn’t fight back and left peacefully but there is a lesson here for customers hiring any kind of construction company. Many construction companies will have their quirks and unprofessional behaviors and it is almost unavoidable to see something you don’t like during a job.

When choosing a heating repair company in Tyler TX consider hiring a company that has a professional code of conduct as a part of their business process. Take reasonable steps to schedule them to come to your house when there are no baby’s sleeping around the job site 🙂 And finally choose a company that you believe will adhere to the scheduling arrangements you require without getting the feeling they are over-promising on how they will work while at your house.

No company is perfect but reasonable effort should be made to accommodate your specific situation. Accommodating customers is normal in the HVAC service industry so don’t be afraid to tell the company to park on the street while not blocking the mailbox, wear footsies in the house, and even to stay away from the sleeping baby (although consider moving the baby to another bedroom just to be safe.)

Lens Crafters in the Broadway mall

March 12th, 2011

Lens Crafters in the Broadway mall is a great place to buy your next pair of glasses. Choosing a new pair of glasses for yourself can be an intimidating process. You’re basically picking a new face and in a way a new identity. That is why it can be so vital to get the exact pair of glasses you feel are right for your style and face shape.

Lens Crafters offers more options than any other glasses retailer in Tyler and with the funding of national corporation it’s no surprise. Lens Crafters can easily afford to supply major brand names and also has the awareness to choose popular and emerging contemporary styles.

Most frame retailers in Tyler have a very limited selection of eye wear, they tend to accommodate a specific demographic of customer that more commonly buys glasses, I speak, of course of the elderly.

The intersection in style between the elderly and the young is practically non existent. This raises a dilemma for people looking to get some glasses with a more modern or individual look in mind. Lens Crafters meets the dilemma of frame choice head on, providing a great number of stylish choices including the ever popular Ray Ban frames.

Even if you prefer the look of a sunglass frames for your next pair of prescriptions simply request your regular prescription be put in and they will be happy to fulfil this wish. If you’re lucky Lens Crafters does occasionally have a worthwhile sale, even recently taking fifty percent off your lenses with the purchase of new frames.

One wonderful thing about Lens Crafters is the efficiency, their famous one hour assembly is a true luxury if you are eager for glasses and costs you nothing extra. The sales staff are also extremely bearable, many sales people can be over bearing and annoying, it takes a skilled people person to encourage a choice without pressuring the customer.

The employees at Lens Crafters are more than graceful in their approach, and extremely polite and willing when it comes to glasses repair and maintenance. One more benefit to using Lens Crafters is the thirty day trial period with any pair of glasses, if you aren’t completely satisfied with your new glasses you have for thirty days the option to exchange them for any other pair at no additional cost.

Essentialy Lens Crafters takes all the worry and pain out of choosing and buying  your new glasses. Although glasses are a high priced expense, it is hard to overcome the obstacle of price, however Lens Crafters has certainly done their best to cut down the eye wear bill and make it fast, easy and relatively inexpensive to get new glasses fast.

Tyler Christian Preschool

April 14th, 2010

714 Shelley Drive
Tyler, TX 75701-9440
Phone: (903) 534-9987

Well it is now after midnight, and I’m only now sitting down to do something I’ve intended to do for some time.  It’s been about four months since I last published anything on the directory, but in that time it has been my intention to write about a tremendous local business that is having a lasting positive influence on area families.

As a single dad I know the guilt that many parents feel about dropping off their children at daycare before going to work. As the only bread winner in my house however, child care is for me, a necessary evil. After making the tough decision to place my son in someone else’s care during the day, my dilemma became one of determining the most suitable people with whom to leave him. Of course I wanted a safe secure location, with room out doors to play, and a caring and patient staff, who were well trained and accustomed to dealing all kinds of children, (in our case, a very active and energetic two year old boy). Perhaps most important to me was that he be in place where the teachers cultivate my son’s developing faith. In Tyler Christian Preschool, I found a daycare / preschool that offers all of these things.

After an admittedly shaky start due to facility and personnel issues, TCP has grown into an excellent Tyler institution. Its purpose is to provide a Christian environment where children from the ages of six weeks to five years can grow and develop. The building has undergone a series of updates and repairs and now offers a great space where the kids can play, learn and rest.

TCP’s curriculum is “Christian based.” It incorporates Bible stories, songs and gospel lessons. The teachers are terrific and do their very best to add to the children’s sense of safety, security and familiarity. Perhaps most important is the fact that the teachers genuinely care about their students and have the children’s best interest at heart.

Tyler Christian Preschool offers fulltime care for children ranging in ages from six weeks to six years. Part time after school care is available for students six to thirteen years old. During the summer months, full time care is also available for students six to thirteen years old. This includes activities and field trips.

While starting a new school can be a difficult transition in a child’s life, (and a parent’s for that matter); it doesn’t have to be traumatic. After a short period of transition (about a week or so), my son has come to love his school. Anytime we happen to pass Tyler Christian Preschool, he proudly shouts “that’s MY school!” to anyone in earshot.

I heartily recommend checking out Tyler Christian Preschool. They are located at 714 Shelley Dr. in Tyler, and can be reached via telephone at (903) 534 9987. Also see their website at www.tylercp.com.