Phone: 954 603 8772.
Please leave a message and you will be contacted ASAP.

A/C not fixed = $20 (diagnosis/service)
If your air conditioning (A/C) is not fixed, the charge $20 to diagnose the problem.

A/C fixed + No parts = $50
(If your A/C is fixed and no parts are needed, the charge is $50 total.You will not pay more than $50 unless parts need to be purchased.)

A/C fixed + Parts = $50 + Cost of parts.
If your A/C is fixed and parts are needed, the charge is $50 + the cost of the parts.

Please note: Freon/refrigerant is a part and is not included in the service fee.

This is not an hourly fee – the labor fee is $50 no matter how long the repair takes. The charge is $20 if the A/C is not fixed.

Please note that the following services are not currently being offered: 1) coil change-outs, 2) compressor change-outs and 3) installations.

Here is a list of cities currently being serviced:

Boca Raton
Coconut Creek
Coral Springs
Deerfield Beach
Fort Lauderdale
Hillsboro Beach
Lauderdale Lakes
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
Lauderhill
Lighthouse Point
Margate
North Lauderdale
Oakland Park
Parkland
Pompano Beach
Tamarac
Wilton Manors

South Broward, West Broward and Miami-Dade County are not currently serviced.

Here is a list of some of the units that may be repaired…
- Commercial A/C units
- Residential A/C units
- Split A/C units
- Package A/C units
- Wall A/C units
- Window A/C units

Please note: Personal Checks and Business Checks are not accepted as payment at this time.

If you can’t call, feel free to email your phone number to the email address at the top of this listing and you will be contacted ASAP.

Any and all air conditioners have a possibility of repair.

Here are some (but not all) brands that repairs are possible for..
Goodman, Trane, Carrier, York, Rheem, Ruud, Fujistsu, American Standard, Lennox, Mitsubishi, Bryant, Payne, Duchane, Fedders, Heil, Janitrol, Armstrong, GE, General Electric, Honeywell, Amana, Comfortmaker, Tempstar, Briggs & Stratton, Kohler, Guardian, Generac.

License # CAC014666

I always go crazy for some prime vintage collectible cars, and us much as modification is at a premium here at SEMA, there’s no shortage of restored-to-stock showpieces. Here are three more prime candidates for my garage when I hit the 10-million-dollar jackpot here at Vegas.

This is a 1964 Chevrolet Biscayne 2 door sedan. Pretty plain isn’t it? Don’t let the understated looks fool you–this puppy is stuffed with a 425-hp, 409 Cubic Inch V-8, backed with a 4 -speed manual. If you look inside you’ll see that it didn’t even come with a radio, and it’s so original that it’s even rolling on bias plies. It will be going to the Barrett Jackson Auction this January, and should bring in big money.

Speaking of Barrett Jackson, take a look at this 1967 Corvette Stingray Convertible. This little red Corvette is equipped with the 435 Horsepower, 427 Cubic Inch V-8, which is also backed up with a 4 Speed Stick. The Red Line tires really add to the vintage look, as does the sidepipes, and Rally Wheels. This has the triple carburetor set-up, and has an engine compartment so clean, you could eat from it.

Last Car I want to show you is this marvelous 1937 Ford DeLuxe Wagon. It comes equipped with the famous Ford Flathead V-8, 3 Speed Shifter, and look at those vintage wire wheels. This was shown at the Lexol Auto Care Booth. I like wagons, but I know they are not for everyone.

According to the official Alta Vista South HOA website, Alta Vista South is comprised of 214 upscale single family homes.  Among other things, the community website offers a calender of community events, information regarding the property management company (South Coast Property Management in Costa Mesa), and the CC&R’s, By-Laws, and other legal documents available for download. 

The Alta Vista South Homeowner’s Association is made up of 5 tracts of homes:  HQT, Bel Maison, William Lyon Homes, Biscayne, and Highpoint.  Below is a list of each tract with general spec’s for each floor plan.  Actual floor plans are available upon request by contacting Nic Petrossi at (714) 272-3646 or email npetrossi@yahoo.com

NIC PETROSSI, Prudential California Realty   (714) 272-3646

Bel Maison

Plan One          4 Beds      3 Baths   2,698 SF    2 Car Garage

Plan Two          5 Beds      3 Baths   2,628 SF     3 Car Garage

Plan Three       5 Beds      4 Baths   2,901 SF     3 Car Garage

Plan Four         5 Beds      3 Baths   3,192 SF     3 Car Garage

Bel Maison architecture is unique in that the builder Saddleback Pacific Homes, incorporated French Chateau elements.  Passers-by will often refer to these homes as the “Castle Homes” due several of the homes having a castle-like cylindrical turret and stone edifice.

Streets in Bel Maison are:  Underhill, Dickinson, Brady, Lowe, Newman, Hunt, and Olson. (Named after Placentia City Council members around the time of construction).

Lyon Homes

Residence One          4 Beds       3 Baths       2,533 SF       3 Car Garage

Residence One (1)    4 Beds       3 Baths       2,613 SF       2 Car Garage

Residence One (2)    4 Beds       3 Baths       2,693 SF       2 Car Garage

Residence Two          4 Beds       3 Baths       2,775 SF       3 Car Garage

Residence Two (alt)   4 Beds       3 Baths       2,949 SF       2 Car Garage

Residence Three       5 Beds       3 Baths       3,002 SF       3 Car Garage

Residence Three (1)  6 Beds       3 Baths       3,200 SF      3 Car Garage

Residence Three (2)  6 Beds       3 Baths       3,354 SF      2 Car Garage

Summarily, the difference in square footage between a Residence Two and a Residence Two (alt) for example, is due to either the absence or presence of a 3 Car Tandem garage.  The area used for the 3rd car is optional and if the home does NOT have the tandem, it will have more square footage.

Streets in Lyon Homes:  Torrey Pines, Quail Run, Augusta, and Spyglass.

HQT Homes

Residence One          3 Beds         2.5 Baths         3,233 SF         3 Car Garage

Residence One (alt)   4 Beds         2.5 Baths         2,408 SF         2 Car Garage

Residence Two           4 Beds          3 Baths          2,266 SF         3 Car Garage

Residence Two (alt)    4 Beds          3 Baths          2,366 SF         2 Car Garage

Residence Three        5 Beds          3 Baths          2,448 SF          3 Car Garage

Streets for HQT Homes:  Bay Hill, Pebble Beach, Doral, and Firestone.

HighPoint

Plan One            4 Beds          3.5 Baths          2,693 SF          3 Car Garage

Plan One (alt)     5 Beds          4.0 Baths          2,851 SF          2 Car Garage

Plan Two            4 Beds           4.0 Baths          2,917 SF         3 Car Garage

Plan Two (alt)     5 Beds           4.0 Baths          3,087 SF         2 Car Garage

Plan Three         4 Beds           3.0 Baths          3,081 SF         3 Car Garage

Plan Three (alt)  5 Beds           3.0 Baths          3,201 SF        3 Car Garage 

Streets for HighPoint:   Maertzweiler, Black, Melia, Little, Soto

Biscayne

Unfortunately, the floor plans are not available at this time for the Biscayne models.  Streets are Cline, Faley, Thomann, Atchley, Robertson, Snow, Kemp, Black, and Maertzweiler.  (Parts of Black and Maertzweiler shared with HighPoint).

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This is the car I’ve planned to go in to the formal. I decided to edit it to make it look like an old photo. I like how it turned out. I still need to purchase my suit. I want tails and a top hat, so I better start looking soon. Wooooooooo.

Currently listening to Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix by Phoenix. Great happy album to chill to. Find them here.

Es ist schon ein Los mit den Amerikanern. Man weiß nicht, ob man sie lieben oder hassen soll. Und da sich der Urlaub gen Ende neigt, ein letzter Abschieds-sonnenbrand sich in den Everglades über meinen Arm hergemacht hat und wir gestern ein geniales Naturerlebnis hatten, wir dies wohl vermutlich der letzte Blog vor Abreise (in ca. 30 Std.) sein. Und insgesamt bin ich wohl versöhnt mit diesem Land, denn so eine nette und vor allem extrem zuvorkommende Behandlung, wie bereits in „Positivismus“ erwähnt, hatte ich nicht erwartet.

Gestern waren wir im Biscayne National Park, um dort einen Korallenriff-Schnorchelgang zu machen. Leider waren aber die Windverhältnisse nicht gut, da man sonst mit 2 Meter Wellen zu kämpfen gehabt hätte. Aber die freundliche Ranger-Dame hat uns empfohlen, etwas weiter südlich im John Pennekamp State Park gäbe es auch Riffe, die aber höher sind und somit Windschutz bieten. Sie hat dann sogar noch angerufen und für uns reserviert. Toller Service. Wir dahin und aufs Boot (ja!), dann ins Wasser und abgeschnorchelt. Das war für so eine Landratte wie mich schon spannend und total schräg, wenn ich in Shanghai noch durch den Hai-Tunnel gelaufen statt geschlendert bin, dann war das jetzt ein echt cooles Gefühl sich das Wasser mit Haien, Barracudas und anderem Getier zu teilen. Hautnah!

Leider wurde unsere Tour aber früh abgebrochen, weil eine Dame mittleren Alters vor Atempanik sich selbst eine Herzattacke verpasst hatte. Was mich zu den eigentlichen Überlegungen für diesen Blog bringt. Denn der Wunsch der Amerikaner es jedem Recht zu machen hat so seine Nachteile. Die Tour war für einige der Teilnehmer körperlich anstrengend und im Riff zu schwimmen, Wasser zu schlucken und angestrengt zu atmen ist eben nicht in jeder körperlichen Konstitution zu machen. Die Dame war ca. 50, übergewichtig und hatte bestimmt seit Jahrzehnten keinen Sport getrieben, aber aus irgendeinem Grund wollte sie unbedingt ins Riff. Andere Teilnehmer waren auch ziemlich fertig nach den 25 Minuten im Wasser bei Wellengang. Entwarnung für alle Interessierten: es waren eine Ärztin, eine Krankenschwester und ein Rettungssanitäter an Bord und die Dame wurde stabil atmend ins Krankenhaus gebracht.

Aber das Konzept „Ein Platz für Jeden“ hat noch andere Auswüchse als Tauchgänge für Unsportliche. Da sind die komplett mit Rollstühlen erfahrbaren (in doppelter Wortbedeutung) Everglades boardwalks, die einem den Weg in die Sümpfe ebnen. Das hat zur Folge, dass jeder dort hin kann, aber eben auch nur auf den vorgefertigten (teils asphaltierten) Wegen. Keine Exkurse in die Sümpfe, kein „über Stock und Stein“ für uns. Da war Kanada weitaus fordernder und lohnender. Oder aber es hat zur Folge, dass man in Disneyland und Co. einen Extraplatz in den Rollercoastern hat, der auch für Menschen mit „non-standard bodily dimensions“ geeignet ist. Mit meinem Schultermaß und der durchaus kräftigen Natur meines Brustraumes war ich für diese Sonderplätze sehr dankbar und ich bin hier ganz bestimmt kein Extremfall, wenn ihr versteht, was ich meine. Das ist schon seltsam, auf der einen Seite laufen hier massig „Size Zero“ rum, also Frauen, die objektiv in Kindergrößen gehören und bei denen der Philantroph in mir zum Babybrei greifen möchte: „Komm Kind, iss mal was, damit du groß und stark wirst!“ Andererseits sind da diese umwerfend vielen Menschen von Körpermaßen, die weit über meinen liegen. Und ich habe in Deutschland meist das Gefühl, ich sei völlig krank, inakzeptabel behindert oder sonst wie eine Bürde für den Volkskörper. Hier dagegen bin ich einfach nur am oberen Ende des Spektrums für die Definition von Normal, denn die non-standard Sitze brauche ich eigentlich noch nicht, geht auch in den anderen, ist aber unbequemer. In diesem Sinne, bis bald im Land der Normalität.

Der Worträuber

Continua la marcia di Flavia Pennetta nel Sony Ericcson Open di Key Biscayn, Miami, Florida, uno dei tornei più ricchi del circuito professionistico ($4.500.000 di montepremi).

Dopo aver usufruito del “bye” al primo turno, la tennista di Brindisi, testa di serie numero 15, ha sconfitto la russa Maria Kirilenko, sua compagna nel torneo doppio.

Flavia ha concluso sul 6-4 7-5 dopo un’ora e 47 minuti di gioco .

Nel terzo turno la Pennetta affronterà la francese Amelie Mauresmo (n.20) che si è imposta sulla slovacca Ribarikova per 6-3 1-6 6-2

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I’m still not over what a great time FOWA was. I normally don’t tend to stick with the same batch of photos beyond a week but on these I’m splurging my free time. I’ve been mentioning my friend’s cousin a lot and his convertible. Well, here it is my friend with the man himself. Rajiv, Thanks for showing us around in Miami!

Update: As I’m not in the habit of adding the EXIF data, I forgot. Here are the specs on this one.

Equipment: Sony DSLR A-200, Sony G 70-200mm f/2.8

Settings: f/5.6, 1/4000sec, 130mm, ISO-200, -1.0 exp step

Processing: Blue filter for black & white and added vignetting using lens correction in Photoshop.

munky is still in fowa mode!

I’ve been trying to experiment with tilt-shift photography for a long time. I should correct that, tilt-shift post-processing. I don’t own a tilt shift lens or one of those Lensbaby lenses either. So I fake it using Adobe Photoshop and its lens blur filter. There are many tutorials online that will show you how to reproduce this effect. There are two other photographs on my blog that have received the same treatment. The trick I’ve learnt is to shoot something from a higher vantage point. This allows you to single out elements and use the effect along that.

The original photograph was shot in Miami from my hotel room. I found a flyover and was able to close in the frame tight enough to hold the bus and also show the street in the background. The other photographs that I have faked tilt shift for are Tilt Shift and Tilted Washtenaw.

You can also check out the tutorial here: Tilt Shift Tutorial on Visual Photo Guide

munky likes his latest experiment with tilt-shift!

While I was in Miami last weekend, I was lucky enough to have my room facing a building undergoing construction. There wasn’t much activity that early in the morning but it was still worth a shot. I was hoping to get a much more vivid reflection on this photograph. However, the reflection came out to be much darker than I thought it would be. This forced me to switch into black & white where I could better utilize the dark glass in the contrast with the bright concrete roof.

EXIF:  f/8, 1/60sec, 135mm, ISO 200, Sony DSLR A-200, Sony G 70-200mm f/2.8

Post Processing: I edited the levels in Adobe Photoshop to bring out the end black and white tones. I then processed it in black & white keeping the yellow channel at 0% and modifying the rest of the channels.

munky is wondering if he should migrate his blog yet?!

This house in Stiltsville in Biscayne Channel, in Miami, Florida, had it’s yellows stand out even more as the falling sun made the water appear surreal and shine under the bird’s wings, while the sky looked very pale powder blue. Taken with the Nikon D300 DSLR from my Sea Ray Sundancer 360.

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Un vent froid qui souffle sur Londres, et à New-York la neige recouvre les boulevards.
Alors je pars, je prends l’avion pour Miami à la recherche de soleil.

Une réservation de dernière minute et l’hôtel Chesterfield, un vrai petit bijou situé Colins Avenue sera pour mes enfants et moi notre domaine pendant quelques jours.

Miami Beach, je me laisse caresser par un soleil doux qui se promène volontiers sur mes épaules dénudées.

Alors que la journée tend la main à la nuit, les amoureux, les amis se donnent rendez-vous à Lincoln Shopping Mall, qui décoré d’une splendeur de Noël scintille dans l’élégance de nuit tiède de Miami.

Mais ceci n’était que le début d’une petite aventure. Car mes frères, ma sœur, nièces et neveux nous ont rejoint pour une croisière de quatre nuits vers le Mexique. Une journée à Key West, la veille de Noël à Cozumel et une journée en mer. Un moment de partage, loin de tout, était peut-être le meilleur cadeau de Noël pour tout le monde.

Marcelle Roujade.

So you’re thinking of moving to Placentia and you’ve realized that Placentia is one of the greatest cities in America.  The schools (Placentia Yorba Linda Unified School District) are ranked among the top in the state of California with several blue-ribbon California distinguished schools (Click HERE for 2007 API Scores).  Once you have decided on a school(s) for your children, go to my website —–> Nic’s Home Page and click on the school boundary maps link to find which neighborhoods feed into those schools.

One of Placentia’s premier luxury neighborhood communities is Alta Vista South 

   Dubbed one of North Orange County’s “Hidden Secrets,” Alta Vista South is located near the fantastic Alta Vista Country Club rated as “One of California’ Finest Private Clubs” by Southland Golf.   The communities / builders that comprise Alta Vista South include Bel Maison, Biscayne, HighPoint, HQT, and Lyon Homes.  Home construction for these neighborhoods began around 2000 and many of the homes were completed in 2002 and 2003 and represent some of the finest and most trusted builders in North America.  Homes in Alta Vista South range in size from 2233 square feet Residence One in HQT Homes to the 3354 square foot Lyon Homes Residence Three.  Prices for these homes changes from month to month so the best way to find prices is to contact me at npetrossi@yahoo.com and request an updated list of all homes for sale in Alta Vista South. 

   Alta Vista South has location, location, location.  Positioned perfectly for walking distance to Ralphs Supermarket, Home Town Buffet, Carl’s Jr., pizza, frozen yogurt, coffee and smoothies, Dairy Queen.  Close to the Placentia Library, police department and city hall.  Freeway close, just minutes from the 91 and 57 freeways.  Wide sidewalks and green belts make this area perfect for early morning or night time walks for leisure or exercise.  Come and see why Alta Vista South has been voted one of the greatest places to live in North Orange County!

• I have been dreaming about fishing constantly lately. I actually got to go out again today into the gulf stream and slam some dolphin with a few friends from work and one of their son’s.
• We were on the water by 6:30 AM (an hour later than planned) and filled the live well with baby jack and pinfish. Allen (the kid) had fun just catching bait. That’s one of the cool things about catching your own bait with kids, they get to participate.
• We ran from Bayfront south to Pumpkin Key, then out through the cut into the ocean side, past the reefs and into open water. Immediately, we were in blue water and found weeds. They didn’t hold any fish though.
• We decided to go deeper so we headed about 10 more miles east to roughly 700 feet of water. We scanned the seas for weeds and found them finally. Trolling north, the weed patches were full of dolphin (mahi-mahi), triple tail, bait fish, and shark.
• I put out the planer and Tony put out two rigged ballyhoo and we were on fish immediately. It was like total chaos, fish flopping all over the boat, blood everywhere. We lost two nice dolphin trying to keep the school close, but overall it was successful for a bunch of rookies.
• One crazy thing happened. In the middle of the school of dolphin was what appeared to be a cobia. I threw a jig at it and boom it was on. I fought it pretty hard and it wasn’t until it got pretty close that I realized it was a reef shark. I got it close enough and Tony gaffed it. That sucker was trying to bite everyone! It was great.
• We ran north to the Pacific Light and found more weeds. By this time it was around noon so it was HOT. That is usually not a great thing for dolphin.
• Regardless, we got a hit after trolling a large patch of weed and it had two followers. We got on the other one too, and we ended up with two more decent gaffer mahi in the boat.
• After this, it was getting hot and the bite was off so we headed in to Caesar’s Creek for some snapper. We got about 12 mangrove snapper and I caught one more shark that we released.
• Overall, for a bunch of rookies (with the exception of Tony) we did pretty good. With some preparation, I know we can really mop it up next time.
• BTW, even though I am sunburned and exhausted, the shark steaks are in my fridge right now. Grilled shark will be on the menu tomorrow night. Now we will see who bites who!

Shark! The shark was cruising with the school of dolphin.

South Beach, Miami

Jane has successfully defended her master’s thesis, reflecting on her experiences as community organizer for the Aetas. She and Bruce finally left for Oregon where they will stay with family until September, when they leave for the Philippines for good. On their last weekend, we went on a road trip to South Florida with Ben, one of my research colleagues; Jane wanted to see the Everglades before she left. It is the largest subtropical wilderness in the US, stretching from Miami in the Atlantic to Naples in the Gulf of Mexico. We drove down I-75 from Gainesville, changed to the Florida Turnpike at Orlando, and stayed there until it merged with I-95 north of Miami. The turnpike and freeways around Orlando are set up like snares with toll roads to bag as much tourist dollars from visitors at Disney, their booths, manned mostly by the elderly with a diligence for doubloons worse than buccaneers in the Pirates of the Caribbean. We stayed in a cheap motel near Biscayne Boulevard, north of town, that reminded me of Timog Avenue in Quezon City. We were right next to Black Gold, an all-black strip club.

Shark Valley Trail (from Google Earth)

We stayed away from Flamingo, the more touristy destination on the southern tip, and instead crossed the length of the Everglades, westward, along the Tamiami Trail (Highway 41). A third of the way, before the road bent north to the Big Cypress National Preserve, we made a stop at Shark Valley, near Miccosukee. There we rented bikes ($6.50/hour!) to follow the 15-mile looped trail. It was already half past eleven, not exactly the best time of the day to be out in the sun, but Ben, being a big troublemaker, was intent on biking instead of taking the tram tour ($15). We could have been sitting under the shade, with a guide to point out what would have been hard to discern in the featureless green, while sipping cold soda, instead of getting sun burnt. I made sure I bitched about it the entire way.

Everglades Wildlife

Not a lot of wildlife on this trail, and I don’t blame them: it was hot! We did see a hawk, a heron, a baby alligator, and the real thing itself, looking mean and ugly. There’s as much wildlife here as on Lake Alice on campus, or on the pond outside my apartment complex where mallards and ibises regularly drop by to feed. One thing did delight me: a heron by the roadside swallowing a silver fish. On the outpost, half-way around the trail, we saw some tortoises sunning themselves on a rock. At least somebody was enjoying the sun.

5. Homestead/Miami Speedway – Indy and NASCAR events.
4. It’s the gateway to the Florida Keys, some of the best fishing and diving/snorkeling anywhere.
3. Everglades National Park and Biscayne National Park – the only habitat in the world where American crocs and alligators share the same waters.
2. Sun and fun in the winter months and all year. We have an annual average max temperature of 84.2 degrees and average minimum temperature of 63.3 degrees; it might get as low as 30 degrees every 20 years or so.
1. The most hoppin, kickin, rockin church on planet Earth. LPC is experiencing explosive and true growth. People are coming to the Lord for the first time or the first time in a long here. The pastoral team (Lead Pastor Travis, Pastor Paul, and Pastor of Arts Jesse) is incredible. The music is lively, stimulating, and meaningful. The volunteer teams are the best. This group of believers loves God and fellow man without regard to status or background. The Sunday morning experience is worth the trip, from wherever you are!

6900 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, FL 33138
+305 754 9022
www.uva-69.com

Open hours: 10:30a-11p m-th; 8:30a-11p f-sun

It’s somewhat rare to come across a Miami restaurant that serves up a neighborly nice-to-see-you-stay-awhile vibe and absolutely killer food at great prices. Uva 69 is just such a place, and it is a pretty good poster-child for the up and coming MiMo District on upper Biscayne. Featuring a tight menu of eclectic international fusion, a tasty wine list, and plenty of swank vibe, this is a great destination to impress a date or hang with the regulars. Unlike many of its happening brethren, it welcomes hipsters of all ages, right down to the tater-tots in strollers. Friday-Sun, put a civilized end to your hangover with a leisurely latte, and a Breakfast of Champions Burrito for less than your previous night’s cocktail on South Beach. Other lunch and dinner favs include the Fig Crostini appetizer ($6.00), Shaved Tomato Salad with Parmesan ($8.95), La Minuta grilled mahi-mahi sandwich ($8.95), and the superlative Salmon Fillet on a Bed of Bonito Mashed Potatoes with Crispy Spinach ($17.95). Seriously, nothing on the menu has ever been less than stellar, so no matter what your taste, you’ll tickle your tongue at Uva 69. My one complaint: I want the menu to either expand or change a little more frequently because this is the kind of place I’d like to visit even more frequently than I already do.