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The Lovely Marianne

The photographer asked her not to smile, which gave us even more incentive to try to make Mom laugh. It was a hazy afternoon in Cape May, NJ. My three sisters and I huddl...

Published on 05/05/2016 4:23 PM by Erin Holohan Haskell
Posted in The HVAC Business
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Like Family

A long time ago, I was doing a hydronics seminar somewhere in Virginia, around D.C. A young guy came up to me during the first break and introduced himself as Dan Foley. ...

Published on 05/03/2016 11:21 AM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business
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Heating in Prisons

I had gotten back from a road trip and was going over some old issues of Newsday when I spotted his obituary. It sent me spinning back a bunch of years and the memories h...

Published on 05/03/2016 11:08 AM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business
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Association People

I was in Manhattan for a meeting and had some extra time on my hands, so I strolled over to West 31th Street to where a bunch of guys had gotten together for a meeting on...

Published on 03/22/2016 12:52 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business
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The Importance of Product Binders

Mike, an old friend, sent me an email that had me spinning back in time. He wrote, "I am sure that there is a story here. A while back, we brought a mobile piece of equip...

Published on 03/22/2016 12:39 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business