The good, the bad, and the sweaty …

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One thing I love about summer: Eating big, thick, greasy barbecue sandwiches with my mom and grandma. I even indulged and drank a Mountain Dew, which I rarely do since it’s like the worst soda for your body. But man, was it ever good. :cool: 

One thing I hate about summer: The fact my air conditioner decided to crap out on the hottest day of the year — when I had people over. When I left the house, it was working fine. When I came back, it was six degrees hotter than before. And it didn’t get any better no matter what I, Wheezley, and another friend did to it. Restarted it, tripped the breaker, checked the fuses, etc. Nothing worked.

Yesterday afternoon, the temp inside my house topped out at 91. I sat very, very still underneath a ceiling fan and read. I needed to work on some revisions I’m doing, but my computer got so hot I had to turn it off or risk frying it. Sigh. On the bright side, I finally finished one book and started another.

Luckily, the AC guy is coming today to try to fix it. I left him a message and he called me back — on a Sunday. Wonderful man. He’s getting a nice tip.

What about you? How did you beat the heat — or not — this weekend?

3 Responses to “The good, the bad, and the sweaty …”

  1. Chasity says:

    I feel you on the air conditioning. Before we moved we had central air and heat. I got used to having my whole house a cooling 68 degrees. When we moved to the house we live in now (my childhood home left empty from divorce) we have to make do with AC window units. The bedrooms stay cool since we have units in each of the windows. But the downstairs is roasting. Except for the computer room, which is unusually cold.

    I’m thinking another window unit in the kitchen will help the rest of the downstairs be a bit cooler. But I could be wrong.

    I really don’t know how I made it as a child here. Guess I spent a lot of time at Gran’s in the AC.

    As for this winter. I dread it. We still have an oil furnace. With heating oil being $4.29/gallon, and a 275 gallon barrell that will only last for part of the winter, I’ll be broke.

  2. Jennifer Estep says:

    I hear you. I didn’t have AC until I moved when I was 18, just ceiling fans and an attic fan. I spent most of my summers in the basement reading in a hammock we had down there.

    I know what you mean about prices going up. I spent over $30 to fill my car up with gas this week — and I’d only used about half a tank. 🙁

  3. Chasity says:

    If gas prices get much higher (just went to $3.99 here) I won’t be leaving my house for any reason except to buy groceries. I’ll have to order all my books from Amazon or get ebooks. My tank only holds 10.5 gallons. I drive a stick with a 4 cylinder, so I get decent mileage. But really, who can afford $20 in gas for a trip across town? It’s a bit ridiculous.

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