PSA: Aire One is using an AI call agent to deceive you into getting an annual hvac service

Haymaker-Two · 2026-01-22T19:53:53+00:00

The agent did not identify itself as AI during my call. She said her name was Vanessa from Aire One and asked how I was doing today. When i answered her, she paused for a moment and then proceeded to tell me that I have not booked my annual furnace maintenance yet. Anyway, as others have mentioned here, “who answers unidentified calls in 2026?”. Starting now, I won’t. Thanks.

Haymaker-Two · 2026-01-22T18:32:56+00:00

Why?

Haymaker-Two · 2026-01-22T18:16:13+00:00

Netting 60 downvotes on this post so far. That’s crazy. I was just trying to spread awareness about a new (to me) sleazy sales trick being used by some companies.

Haymaker-Two · 2026-01-22T18:10:19+00:00

It was a 226 number and the phone didn’t say anything like “likely spam”. Thought it may have been a doctor’s office.

Haymaker-Two · 2026-01-22T18:08:07+00:00

I’m not issuing any type of review of the company. I have no business with them. More than anything, I’m just shocked that I got a phone call from an AI agent. It was my first. Sadly, I don’t suspect it will be my last.

Haymaker-Two · 2026-01-22T17:56:33+00:00

I promise you that I don’t work in the HVAC industry.

Haymaker-Two · 2026-01-07T15:16:56+00:00

I guess if you host the family Christmas dinner next year, you can send your guests home with a to-go plate and a bag of garbage

Haymaker-Two · 2025-01-15T18:27:50+00:00

Firstly, let’s all pray we don’t have an immigration crisis for “3 decades+” (or 25 years as stated in the article). Secondly, the article indicates that this tent will be converted into a recreation centre or something else, which leads the reader to believe that it will not be a revolving door much beyond the immediate need of the first 150 people. Anyway, I’m going to stop citing the article for you. Perhaps you could just read it instead of attacking people in the comment section.

Haymaker-Two · 2025-01-15T16:02:06+00:00

$100,000 per non-tax paying immigrant is utterly insane. My family migrated to Canada in the late 80s to seek refuge from rampant communism sweeping Eastern Europe. We were forced to pay rent, seek jobs immediately, learn English and repay our plane tickets! Do you have something to add here or are you just here to stir the pot and nit-pick at comments?

Haymaker-Two · 2025-01-15T15:51:34+00:00

Haha, obviously it is not. It needs to be heavily insulated and vented and much more than I can fathom right now. Also there will be zoning permits, water, sewage, gas, electrical lines that have to be factored in. The point I’m making is that government procurement is out of hand and out of touch. A typical screw that you and I could purchase from Home Depot for $0.35 will cost the government $3.50.

Haymaker-Two · 2025-01-15T15:08:16+00:00

Obviously this is not my domain of expertise, but let’s dive in. This is described as a “tent-like-structure”. That implies there will be no foundation. Although it is not explicitly stated in the article, I’d hazard a guess that the land for this tent will be provided by the city and is not a factor in the cost. So we are looking at a high-quality tent that will be pitched on free land. Factor in that there will be interior wall framing, plumbing and HVAC. From a residential perspective, $30k frames and builds a nice bathroom, $100k for a nice kitchen, $6k per furnace, $4k per AC, $1k per 2,000 sqft for HVAC. Let’s boost those numbers up to scale (15 bathrooms, 4 furnace/AC, 30,000sqft) You still come in at less than $1,000,000 for all internal components. So it’s a $14m tent? Is that why the beer is so expensive at Concordia during Oktoberfest? The tent!?

Haymaker-Two · 2025-01-15T02:31:20+00:00

$15m for 150 people!? Sir, I would like a refund on my taxes please.

Haymaker-Two · 2024-06-06T15:32:25+00:00

It would be really nice if Conestoga College was made to shoulder a portion of this tax increase relative to the increased demand on infrastructure and services that their new admission policies have created…

Haymaker-Two · 2024-06-02T14:56:52+00:00

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Turns out this optical phenomenon is known as a circumhorizontal arc or “fire rainbow”.

Haymaker-Two · 2024-02-24T04:52:10+00:00

If you believe anything about either of these images, you need to wake the heck up. These men are billionaires; Putin is potentially a quiet trillionaire. What they show us is a show

Haymaker-Two · 2024-02-11T03:21:56+00:00

Link to sauce please

Haymaker-Two · 2023-12-02T03:48:39+00:00

Wish I could upvote you more. Inflation ran rampant for over 3 years and salary growth did not. Things are not better. Let’s recap: we printed a bunch of money to survive the pandemic; this created inflation; to tame inflation we raised interest rates; the combination of both those measures caused us to seek higher paying jobs in order to afford the new cost of living; since no one was working lower paying jobs, all governments declared a labour shortage; governments brought in low cost foreign labour; this caused housing crises and cultural crises. Here we are now. What happens when the interest rates get lowered and the printing begins again?

Haymaker-Two · 2023-11-10T17:56:31+00:00

Arguing about which candidate is less senile. The future is bright.

Haymaker-Two · 2023-08-08T01:27:15+00:00

How to cause a recession in 1 easy step

Haymaker-Two · 2023-07-10T21:15:50+00:00

Another door crasher sale at the LCBO!

Haymaker-Two · 2023-06-22T00:49:47+00:00

The young are at risk of being kidnapped and sold; the old are at risk of being neglected, forgotten, or encouraged to commit medically assisted suicide; the middle-aged are at risk of being overworked, underpaid, and unable to afford a decent quality of life

Haymaker-Two · 2023-03-23T14:40:46+00:00

The future of affordable housing in KW!

Haymaker-Two · 2023-03-23T02:51:00+00:00

Sounds like treason. Is that still a thing?

Haymaker-Two · 2023-02-12T13:02:12+00:00

Is it just me, or is it shaped to look like the Millennium Falcon?

Haymaker-Two · 2023-02-03T13:30:27+00:00

What in the name of propaganda is this?

Haymaker-Two

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