Taughannock 10-25-26

Mitzi and I went to Taughannock on Sunday to hike the gorge. It's almost a form of mental health therapy. I've been preoccupied by HVAC issues, and it was making me unhappy. I took along the little OM System PEN and the 12-50mm kit zoom from the original E-M5, thinking I might see a bug and it has a nifty close-focus setting. It was a good walk. Chilly, in the low 40s in the shade of the gorge. Few people. And so I spent some time mindfully practicing gratitude that we live in a place like this, where this is available to us after a short drive. I called the HVAC company yesterday to discuss their quote, but the call went to voicemail and they didn't call me back. We've also reached out to some other companies for quotes. On a whim, I asked Siri what the cost breakdown should be on residential HVAC new construction installations. With some qualifications, it suggested that an average install should be roughly 60% equipment, 30% labor and 10% "other." Our quote has the labor at twice…