Five things I wish I knew before the day started

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  1. That scouring the city for an air conditioner would make me very grumpy.
  2. That getting the last window air conditioner available at Costco would almost precipitate a fist fight with a large, very sweaty and hairy man.
  3. That attempting to install a window air conditioner in +34° temperatures (+42° with the humidity) would leave me feeling woozy and dizzy.
  4. That window air conditioners often require wood shims underneath (less it fall on top of unsuspecting people below) that are very difficult to find in High Park and often mean negotiating with large, very sweaty and hairy men at lumberyards.
  5. That after three hours of struggling and cursing it turns out that air conditioners cannot be installed on side slider windows.

All I can say is: crap.

Comments

1 | Lana said on July 14, 2005 11:56 AM

Ugh. That definitely qualifies for worst.day.ever.

also sidenote: I can't believe the guy in the canada.com article was swimming in the ottawa river. ICK.

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2 | Kevin said on July 15, 2005 2:36 AM

yeah... welcome to my personal hell.

All I can say is do what I did, and find one that fits in the hole, and use plywood and other material to fill in the gaps. Its Ugly, but ya gotta do what ya gotta do.

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3 | James said on July 15, 2005 11:15 AM

Hmmm. We have an air conditioner in a side-slider, but it opens onto our balcony, making it somewhat easier to wrestle in. I couldn't believe how heavy the thing was, though. Air conditioners must have the highest density of any manufactured object!

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