I work for a locally owned and operated HVAC business in St.
Petersburg, Florida.
St. Petersburg is a great place to work and live. It has the benefit of being close to the river and the beach. One of the best activities in St. Petersburg is fishing. There are more waterways in Tampa than any other place in the state. My friends and I like to go fishing. I bought a boat last summer at the end of the season when I got my summer bonus check from the HVAC store where I work. The place gives a summer bonus to any person that works all summer without a single missed day. The bonus last year was $ 500. I used that money along with some other money in my savings to buy a boat from an old friend of mine. The guy needed to get rid of his boat and he was looking to sell it really cheap. I ended up with a pretty nice pontoon boat for only $1,200. My friends and I were taking the boat out every single weekend for a while, but now it’s summer again and I am working a lot of overtime. There are a lot of people that need help with their heating and cooling equipment and that means there isn’t a lot of time for boating.During the last two weeks I have racked up 33 hours of overtime. I completed six installations and 25 repairs during that time. At the end of this summer, I plan to ask my boss for a significant raise.