Furnace Blues

We made an important discovery this week. After noticing it was getting cold in the house, we realized our furnace was turning on, then switching off a few minutes later. After calling the best furnace guy on the planet, he let us gently know that it was dead. While we were lamenting the spending of thousands on a new one, he called the manufacturer and "Hip, Hip Hooray" it was still under warranty. Our fifteen year old furnace still had five years left. What could have been like losing a limb turned into a stab in the toe. Painful, but not debilitating. The furnace guy brought by space heaters for the night so we wouldn't freeze in our beds. All and all not a bad experience.