Captain HVAC

I think it is time for a new superhero.

Superman is now in his 80s and Wonder Woman is not far behind him.

I am more impressed by how they still have black hair (or blue hair in the comic books) without any grey and they still appear to be in their late 20s. By now everyone knows that Clark Kent is Superman. The Daily Planet probably became an online publication. Jimmy Olsen was fired on sexual harassment charges filed by Lois Lane, who took over when Perry White retired as chief editor. Lane and Kent are both retired, so his not-so secret identity is useless. There is no longer a need to leap over tall buildings and run faster than a locomotive. Drones work fine at high altitudes and old locomotives are best displayed at steam rallies in the UK. My new superhero will have one talent and that is to repair HVAC units quickly and efficiently. That tall building’s old wooden slat cooling tower will instantly work like new once “Captain HVAC” takes control. He will be immune to germs and viruses that cause humans to fall ill. His secret identity could be a common HVAC technician doing regular service calls to maintain and clean residential units. That would allow him to leave at a moment’s notice in his HVAC-mobile to face his next emergency rescue. He will have an arch-nemesis named Dr. Do-It-Yourselfer, a bit like Superman’s Lex Luther. The evil Dr.’s one goal is to cause problems with HVAC systems that only Capt. HVAC can fix. I was not able to think of a role for Wonder Woman in the HVAC industry but if her “lasso of truth” still works, she should re-emerge and use it on certain politicians.

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