HERE’S THE HEAT

HERE’S THE HEAT, AND I’M NOT TALKING BASKETBALL, I’M TALKING WEATHER. WE’RE INTO TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES FOR THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS.

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I DUG THE SECOND AIR CONDITIONER OUT OF THE SHED, BUT WHEN I WENT TO PUT IT IN THE BEDROOM, THE WINDOW EXHAUST HOSE WAS MISSING. I CALLED THE 800 CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND AFTER BEING ON HOLD FOR 43 MINUTES I ACTUALLY TALKED TO AN ENGLISH SPEAKING PERSON. I EXPLAINED MY PROBLEM AND SHE TOOK MY SHIPPING ADDRESS AND SAID, “OK”. WAIT !!! WAIT !!! DON’T YOU WANT MY CREDIT CARD NUMBER, ETC? NOPE IT’S COVERED UNDER WARRENTY……

AFTER WAITING FOR THE PART FOR A WEEK, I FINALLY LOOKED UP ANOTHER SUPPLIER ON THE INTERNET AND ORDER THE PARTS AGAIN. THIS TIME I NEEDED THAT CREDIT CARD…..

PARTS NOT IN THE WAREHOUSE, EXSPECT SHIPMENT IN 11 – 17 DAYS, SAID THE E-MAIL. JESUS, IT’S GOING TO BE THE FOURTH OF JULY BEFORE I GET BOTH AIR CONDITIONERS WORKING RIGHT. I TEND TO GET A LITTLE GROWLY WHEN IT’S TOO HOT. OK, I’LL AMEND THAT, I’M A RAVING LUNITIC AND HUGH ASSHOLE WHEN IT’S TOO HOT!

MY KIDS LIKE TO REMIND ME OF AN OLD FRANKVILLE STORY WHEN I WAS PUTTING IN A WINDOW A/C ON A HOT DAY IN IOWA AND ENDED UP KICKING OUT THE GLASS WINDOW…..

JUDY WAS SO PISSED OFF THAT I HAD TO DRIVE MYSELF TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR STITCHES.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE FREE PARTS FINALLY ARRIVED YESTERDAY, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WENT INTO THE BEDROOM WITH NO PROBLEMS, OR STITCHES, THIS MORNING.  IT COOLED DOWN THE BEDROOM FROM 97 TO TO 80 IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES !!!

AS LONG AS I’M LOOKING AT THE BRIGHT SIDE, THE COUNTER ON MY HOMEPAGES SAYS 38 MORE DAYS UNTIL WE HEAD TO “THE MOUNTAIN”, EVEN THE CATS JUMP UP ON THE TABLE TO CHECK THE COUNTER EVERY MORNING WHEN I BOOT UP THE COMPUTER.

   “SUNNY & 110”