"We got beautiful weather today. Last year, it was rainy, so we're really excited for the rest of the afternoon and evening. When you look outside, you see the sun, you see people walking around, you're like, I need to take part in a little bit of that."
"We get really busy. I primarily do preventative maintenance, but when we get busy, stuff gets shuffled around, and we stay busy pretty much around the clock. For some of our other techs, we're coming out at some people's worst time. When they're hot inside their house and not happy, we're trying to bring their comfort back to them."
A heat wave sweeping across the Bay Area during St. Patrick's Day creates contrasting impacts on different service sectors. Bar owners like Saul Tallarico at Dan's Irish Pub welcome the warm weather as an improvement over last year's rainy conditions, expecting increased foot traffic and celebrations throughout the day. Meanwhile, HVAC technicians experience unprecedented demand as residents struggle with indoor cooling. Technicians like Andrew Perkins from Hometown Heating and Air Conditioning report being booked solid throughout the week, working around the clock to address emergency cooling needs. The heat wave simultaneously drives social activity outdoors while creating urgent service demands for those maintaining indoor comfort systems.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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