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Lee Penman's avatar

I was at work when this arrived in my mailbox, so replying now on my way home:)

The trials of AC's. I usually wait till the last minute to put mine in- the last minute this year was May I think lol.

I am lucky enough to live between two apts. My own and that of my friend Colette. Hers is the lap of luxury...mine not so much.

In my apt this year I have to choose between the AC and the box fan as if I run both the power goes out and I have to voyage to the basement to flip the breaker switch.

That being said this summer more than ever I am looking forward to my frequent stays at Colettes:)). Looks like another heatwave may be hitting us next week!

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Don A in Pennsultucky's avatar

We no longer have window units. The dog I adopted had escaped from an earlier adopter by pushing out a window unit and running off. But we have a heat pump with remote wall-mounted units. He has pretty bad separation anxiety and Dr. Joe prescribed the equivalent of Prozac for dogs which helps to keep him calm but he's going to need a higher dose later this month when I have an overnight stay in the hospital as they install a new bioprosthetic heart valve starting in my femoral artery and going up that route.

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Katharine Hill's avatar

Thank you for the health update, Don A. I’ve been wondering about that. I have an appointment to investigate the latest Pulsed Field ablation technique for my AFib. We all need a good heart, eh?

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Carl Selfe's avatar

Check to see if the old ac is recoverable with a new chord. Cord. I meant cord.

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Katharine Hill's avatar

Yes, Carl, my darling suggested the same thing. But honestly I think it’s so old it is best to replace it—depending on current prices of course.

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Carl Selfe's avatar

I was afraid you didn’t here me.

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Katharine Hill's avatar

We just checked and I have a special price from Ace Hardware so we’ll get a new one soon. Under $200. Yay. And an extra $5 off for my birthday month.

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