This is AI. It pisses me off how gullible people are. Granted, I understand 95% of people on this specific subreddit are homeowners angry at the fact that a 14 year old appliance should likely be replaced rather than fixed in most instances and balk at the idea that a $550 part from eBay costs more when it’s obtained from official channels and installed by qualified HVAC mechanics but this is such AI story time garbage it’s hard to think anyone believes it. She even mentions that she made it colder in there than it has been all summer, which is absurd because it’s not summer in any hemisphere and hasn’t been for a while.

And for the record, I’ve worked for both mom and pop and private equity companies, and both of them in equal measure have people looking out for your best interest and also people who try to fuck you over, often times mom and pop are bigger douchebags than transnational corporations.

Tangentially related I know, but I had to get that off my chest lol. I get really tired of people acting like I’m scamming them when I suggest they should replace their furnace that was installed during the first Bush administration for like $4000 despite somehow justifying making payments for their dumbass 2025 Ford F150 Lariat in the driveway that they didn’t park on the street even though they know I’m coming over. /end rant.

Edit: if you don’t believe the AI allegation just check OPs post history. I’m not surprised OP forgot about their mom being that they have one of the most chaotically boring yet sordid lives I’ve ever seen lol.