Everything is great! Now... but in the past couple weeks, it was very very bad.
Our Air Conditioning went out on Sunday night. We left a note for the maintenance people, and they did not get back to us. When we got home Monday afternoon, Moses was about dead with heat. We opened the windows, turned off all the appliances and I even called the answering service. The lady said it was a safety hazard to work on the units at night and we'd have to wait until the next day to ask the office.
We almost died that night. The wind was blowing the wrong way, and not through our apartment. I had a fan on in the bedroom, no blankets, and Moses got many pets with an ice pack that night. We could not sleep in the heat trapped in the room. By morning, it was an acceptable temperature to sleep, but I had to go to work.
Raffy stayed home and called the managers. They told us we had 7 people in front of us to get their A/C fixed. I told him to look into purchasing a standalone unit. And that is how the dear Penguino came into our lives! It's a portable A/C unit that stands about waist-high, weighs about 72 lbs and can cool about 500 square feet. It was a bit pricey, but I can't take the chance that with 5 months of summer ahead that our A/C won't go out again. Raffy set it up and Moses sat right in front of it, with a chilly blast of air flowing through his fur. Then the maintenance men showed up and fixed the A/C.
The problem? The fan in the outside unit to our apartment had rusted and needed some lubricant. I was pretty angry that they had to maintenance so many other units that it took 2 days to get to us for something that you would think they would do on a regular basis. Well, now we have Penguino, so at least one room can be livable.
I couldn't turn on the computer to post, and I've been catching up sleep the last couple days, so there is my excuse for lack of posts.
Anyhow, Raffy and I found 2 excellent new possible apartments. Mesa Ridge, and Sugar Hill. Mesa Ridge is halfway between our work and college, and it's cute! They have lovely well-kept grounds, and hardwood floors - perfect for my allergy problem. Sugar Hill is closer to work, and right behind a Sun Harvest. I could walk around to the grocery store, and it's a nice quiet place. The grounds are very well kept, and we're going this Saturday to talk to them about seeing a place and rent information.
It's all good. And Rach, you will know what the title of this post means.
Later!
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2 comments:
Kick ass.
It was about damn time. Maybe things will breathe a little easier now.
It's a good idea to get the portable cooler. Cuz you're right, your air is just likely to kick out in another month or two, and personally would not want to suffer August air-condition-less in your neck of the woods.
I recommend it for all apartment dwellers. It's expensive, but well worth it.
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