snow in july
kelly | 1 July 2005 - 11:10pm
I'll give you 3 seconds to guess what isn't working. 1...2...3...
If you guessed the GODDAMN FUCKING AIR CONDITIONER, you were right.
There is snow in our basement. Oh, the irony of it all. There is some sort of leak causing some sort of clog causing ice and snow to build up around the coils. All of this is causing the A/C to NOT WORK. AGAIN. Rob did internet research to troubleshoot the problem while I sat in the corner, rocking back and forth and crying. I'm in the midst of a major meltdown right now, of both the temperature and emotional kinds.
And of course it's a fucking 3-day weekend. Of course it is.
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The way I see it, you have a few options.
1. Movie theaters are air conditioned. Go the noon matinee and theater hop for the rest of the day.
2. Search your house for lime juice, tequila, rock salt, and triple sec. Put the frost to good use.
3. It can be very therapeutic to viciously attack inanimate objects. Don't let it fester. Let it out. Show that condenser who's boss.
My $0.02 :)
Oh, sweetie. And I JUST mentioned in my email to you earlier how glad I was that your A/C was working. Did I jinx you? Good grief, I hope I didn't jinx you. Please say it was already not working before I sent you that email.
Sounds like it's time to pack up and spend the 3-day weekend with Rob's parents.
I had that problem once and the drainage pipe was clogged. We cleaned out the gunk and got it draining properly again and it was fine.
I'll get the bed in the guest room made up.
In the meantime, please splurge the $7.82 to get yourself a plastic kiddy pool at WalMart, fill that baby with cold water and ice, make some margaritas, and party.
clog=klog. that's a sign. "coolant leakage obliterating groping." that's the best time to grope yer man: when it's all hot 'n sweaty. seriously, though, this means either (1) a trip to the in-laws for some hi-tech lovin' over there, (2) some much-overdo campin' time witchya honey, or (3) that pool with margaritas and a party (and, ummm, invite us so's i can sit nekkid in a margarita pool with greenie and john boy and rob and jessicarabbit! duh.). mmmmmmmmm
I'm really sorry, too, hon. I'm feeling (basically) the same heat you are and it's not fun. :( It's 8:45 am and walking outside makes me break into a sweat. Ideas suggested thus far are excellent, however, hold up on the margaritas because in a few weeks I'm coming home and DEFINITELY want to partake in that. ;-) nah, do whatever you need to--love you!!!
I feel your pain, darlin' ... I am rendered unfit for human companionship if the ambient temperature goes above about 85 degrees. People like us melt from the inside ...
Here's some cold (!) comfort ... in a year, or ten years, or twenty years, this will be an event you remember with horror and dismay ... and some wry laughter. This pain really shall pass - you know the weather will get cooler (at some point) and you know that sooner or later some guy with ass cleavage will find the magic elixir that will cause your A/C unit to hum merrily away instead of spitting and coughing up ... well, snow. And every time the temperature soars above 90 and your kids call to complain that the baby's flying stroller is malfunctioning and the dilithium crystal on their Home Climate Centre makes the temperature fluxuate wildly between 68.7 and 68.9 ... you can say "You think you got problems ...?"
I know this doesn't make it better now, but when you're at the very end of an emotionally frayed rope, it's sometimes best to remember that time creeps along, and that in 10 billion years this planet we live on will be a solid ball of ice meandering through the universe.
When life gives you snow, it's time to make snowcones. Either that or it's time to make a trip to Alaska.
You can come stay with me. I totally could use a extra set of hands to help me fold. AND I tivo'ed the John Stamos interview.
Seriously though...let me know what it is when you fix your air conditioner because my beautiful friend Lisa is having the exact same problem.
She has to keep putting ice in her fish tank because it's getting up to 90 degrees in her house.
After reading all of your comments this morning, I said to Rob, “I love my blog friends.” Excellent suggestions, all. And thanks for making me chuckle despite the excruciating heat. Especially you, Nilbo - your comment had me laughing from beginning to end. (The image of Earth as a solid ball of ice was oddly comforting.) And LadyBug, rest assured you did not jinx me. More likely it was the post in which I invoked religious rhetoric and compared the A/C repair dude to God. Guess I learned my lesson on that one...
Maybe it is the bypass line? You'll need some ball bearings.Okay that is from Fletch. It is most likely the condensation line is clogged and that is easily fixed. It just needs to be blown out. Or Bleached.
I'm not sure just where you are, but hope it's better today. We have 81 with low humidity, in MD, and have turned the air off and opened windows. Not gloating, just hoping you have something similar. It really would be nice to go up to Alaska and see mrtl, though, wouldn't it?
Oooh. You should make snow cones. Or snow angles.
Or angels.