In spite of a leak above the kitchen wetbar and the problem-plagued upstairs air conditioning, this evening was a coming together of a great group of guys that all lived together in an Avery House suite at the University of North Carolina. Michael Sports was first to arrive and came with many bottles of wine in tow. Ronnie Hall and Arnold Miller soon followed, and Jimmy Randolph was not far behind. Galen Black is due tomorrow morning.To keep it simple, with all the different arrival times, I just whipped up a pot of Vierling Saloon's Chicken and Wild Rice Soup (Meal No. 130 in the new kitchen, mind you) and we had ourselves a late but light evening meal.
Some of us had not seen one another in as many as 15 years (probably for whoever got married last). The evening was light-hearted, full of laughter and memories, and we all fell into an easy resumption of our friendships from long ago. For most of us, it was probably the most we'd laughed in quite a long time. I'm really glad we decided to do this.
Pete LaRoque was here again mid-afternoon to work on the leak above the wetbar, and I also managed to get a serviceman from Reedy's down the road on Brookstown to come work on the upstairs HVAC system. Turns out he had to add another 3 pounds of freon to the unit outside, which makes it pretty clear that there's a leak somewhere in the HVAC for the second floor. It's been almost exactly three months since they came out because the upstairs was not cooling and they had to add freon. That's an average of a pound of freon a month that I've lost.
That's the joy of having a system mis-installed by Barnette Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc., of Mocksville, NC. Having another HVAC service provider come out for the emergency call (it's been hot, and I've got guests all weekend!) cost me $235, but my general contractor Pete LaRoque promises to reimburse me. Of course, that cost is really the responsibility of the very irresponsible Barnette crew. I still cannot believe they are in business.
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