The Attic in August: HVAC Technician Tee

The air handler is in the attic, and August is the month the calls do not stop. It is well over a hundred degrees up there, the only way in is a folding ladder, and the work still has to be done properly by a man who cannot see straight.

Written down, it has the cadence of a literary title. Strangers read something wistful and southern and a little sad, and they are sure it is art. That is the furthest possible landing from a man on his knees in blown insulation.

One folding ladder, drawn from scratch in stipple, one ink, with the line letterspaced beneath it. It sells to people who never decode it, and that is on purpose.

What it is

• Unisex softstyle tee, 4.5 oz/yd² (153 g/m²)
• 100% ring-spun cotton in the solid colors. Sport Grey is a 90% cotton, 10% polyester blend, and Dark Heather is 65% polyester, 35% cotton
• Double stitched neckline and sleeves, side seamed, tear away label
• Sizes S through 3XL
• Fourteen colors. Seven light ones printed in near black ink, seven dark ones printed in cream

Where it comes from

Custom printed in the USA. Every shirt is printed here, one at a time, on a soft cotton blank woven overseas.

Nothing is printed until you order it, so nothing sits in a warehouse and nothing gets thrown away.

Getting it to you

Free US shipping on orders $45 and up. Under that it is a flat $8.00. We make it after you order it, which takes 2 to 5 business days, and it then takes 3 to 4 business days to reach you from a US facility. Most orders arrive in 5 to 9 business days. You get a tracking number by email as soon as the label is created.

Care

Machine wash cold, inside out, gentle cycle. Tumble dry low or hang dry. Do not iron the print.

The Natural colorway

Natural has small dark speckles through the fabric. That is the undyed cotton showing, and it is expected rather than a fault.