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margotvankapelle) wrote2011-07-20 11:45 pm
margotvankapelle) wrote2011-07-20 11:45 pm
AAAAAAAAAAAARGH! (Also: Sweltering)
I drove back from my mom's house today. Driving for 3 hours in a car with no air conditioning during a day in which the heat index was 105 Fahrenheit is NOT recommended. Boe and I camped out in our bedroom -- the only room in the house with air conditioning -- for a couple of hours prior to having supper. I had thought it was weird that I just kept sweating and sweating and sweating, but I brushed it off thinking I just hadn't cooled down enough from the drive.
After supper, I took a cold shower and went back upstairs to our bedroom.
Imagine my surprise when I opened the door and no rush of cool air greeted me. Yep, our air conditioner just took a crap on us and died. Righ this moment, the temperature is 85 degrees, with a heat index of 95 degrees. Tomorrow is supposed to be 101 degrees, with a heat index of 110 degrees. This is going to be miserable until I get off of work and use what little extra money we have to buy a new air conditioner.
I laid a trash bag on the living room floor in front of a box fan, then placed a wet towel on top of the trash bag and sprinkled the whole thing with catnip. Frank, Odin, and Princess are all laying on the wet towel i order to keep cool...smart babies. :-)
After supper, I took a cold shower and went back upstairs to our bedroom.
Imagine my surprise when I opened the door and no rush of cool air greeted me. Yep, our air conditioner just took a crap on us and died. Righ this moment, the temperature is 85 degrees, with a heat index of 95 degrees. Tomorrow is supposed to be 101 degrees, with a heat index of 110 degrees. This is going to be miserable until I get off of work and use what little extra money we have to buy a new air conditioner.
I laid a trash bag on the living room floor in front of a box fan, then placed a wet towel on top of the trash bag and sprinkled the whole thing with catnip. Frank, Odin, and Princess are all laying on the wet towel i order to keep cool...smart babies. :-)