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livingdebMy first boyfriend had asthma. So long as he can always have access to inhalers, he can be fine. He can live.
I live in the deep south. So long as I always have access to air conditioning, I can be fine.
Our air conditioner went out for 3 1/2 days earlier this month. We noticed Saturday afternoon that although air was blowing out, it wasn't cold. We tried turning it off for a while in case it had frozen, but when we restarted it, it didn't work.
Sunday was for researching, as the parts store was closed until Monday.
Monday we got new parts and Robin installed them after work. Still no dice.
Tuesday we called a professional who fortunately was able to come out the same day and also actually fix it the same day. Now we know there's a maintenance task known as "cleaning the coils" of dirt--not just keeping the vines and weeds out.
It got up to 90 degrees inside. (Fortunately, we are weatherized and have curtains and even window tinting.) But even I am a splatted lump of inaction at that temperature. Also, our electronics were getting hot. Robin's cell phone refused to charge, to save itself. But we don't seem to have lost any electronics. Our refrigerator couldn't keep up; things spoiled more quickly. Potatoes outside the fridge also spoiled quickly. Chocolate chips started melting together in the pantry. I actually opened the doors and turned on the attic fan the last morning to cool off the house a bit. When 87 degrees feels refreshing...
This felt just as bad as previous emergencies: 1) when we were snowed under and the electricity went out (at least we still had gas, but we didn't want to open our fridge and we couldn't get anywhere), and 2) when we lost electricity, but other parts of town still had electricity so at least we could access hotels for CPAP-assisted sleeping. But this time we lost only one appliance. I guess having window A/Cs would be a good backup plan, as well as a way to just lower the temperature in the bedroom at night without turning down the thermostat for the whole house.
On the other hand, looking for a cool place to hang out, we finally investigated our local community college branch and found that, at least on Sunday afternoons, it has big empty places with tables where we can play board games. Woo!
I live in the deep south. So long as I always have access to air conditioning, I can be fine.
Our air conditioner went out for 3 1/2 days earlier this month. We noticed Saturday afternoon that although air was blowing out, it wasn't cold. We tried turning it off for a while in case it had frozen, but when we restarted it, it didn't work.
Sunday was for researching, as the parts store was closed until Monday.
Monday we got new parts and Robin installed them after work. Still no dice.
Tuesday we called a professional who fortunately was able to come out the same day and also actually fix it the same day. Now we know there's a maintenance task known as "cleaning the coils" of dirt--not just keeping the vines and weeds out.
It got up to 90 degrees inside. (Fortunately, we are weatherized and have curtains and even window tinting.) But even I am a splatted lump of inaction at that temperature. Also, our electronics were getting hot. Robin's cell phone refused to charge, to save itself. But we don't seem to have lost any electronics. Our refrigerator couldn't keep up; things spoiled more quickly. Potatoes outside the fridge also spoiled quickly. Chocolate chips started melting together in the pantry. I actually opened the doors and turned on the attic fan the last morning to cool off the house a bit. When 87 degrees feels refreshing...
This felt just as bad as previous emergencies: 1) when we were snowed under and the electricity went out (at least we still had gas, but we didn't want to open our fridge and we couldn't get anywhere), and 2) when we lost electricity, but other parts of town still had electricity so at least we could access hotels for CPAP-assisted sleeping. But this time we lost only one appliance. I guess having window A/Cs would be a good backup plan, as well as a way to just lower the temperature in the bedroom at night without turning down the thermostat for the whole house.
On the other hand, looking for a cool place to hang out, we finally investigated our local community college branch and found that, at least on Sunday afternoons, it has big empty places with tables where we can play board games. Woo!