Not Cool

It is now 8:40 a.m. as I impatiently wait for the AC repairman to appear once again after another stifling night with fans as my only source of cool air. Did I mention that I spent a great deal of money (at least for me) to get a brand new unit installed just slightly more than six months ago?

The house, the yard, everything but the trees, was new ten years ago. That's when we had the home built and moved in. The AC fan motor had to be replaced in the first month. The motor was replaced again about five years later. The compressor went out during the seventh year. It lasted for three years. That's when the completly new unit was installed and now, more problems. We lived in our previous house more than thirty years. That home was built in the 50's and we had zero problems with AC for nearly fifteen years. There's a lesson there somewhere.

Somehow, the cats are to blame for this, I'm sure of it, just haven't figured out how. Probably cat fur clogging something up or maybe bird bodies jamming a fan.

Not good, not good at all.

The weekend started off really bad Friday night when I noticed hot air coming out of the AC vents here at the humble abode. This unit is only 6 months old, cost a fortune, and now...the damn thing quits. Fans were still blowing, just not cold. Shut it off, waited, turned back on. Still hot air, turned it off and left it off. Sat. morning I had cold air again but by late afternoon, same problem. Check the outside unit and it has frost all over the innards. Ah, usually a sign of low refrigerant. Call the AC dudes who installed this piece of junk. Turns out that although, I have a ten year warranty, parts and labor, that doesn't include weekend calls. Those cost $120. "Tough it out or pay up, sucker"

Not only that, but the timer on my little pond pump quit. More expense.

Then I watched the Dallas Cowboys last night, they looked broken too.

Supposed to hit mid nineties today. Not good, not a good weekend at all.

(Isn't that pathetic? To sit here and whine when there are millions of people on this planet that have never once in their lives felt the comfort of cold air coming from an AC.)

Feeder update

Put on a fresh coat of deck stain this morning. Looks better. Second coat to follow.

While out there, I observed that the supply of bird seed is at normal levels. No more coon raids even though I've unplugged the fence charger a few days ago. An added benefit of this arrangement is that the squirrels have been discouraged as well. Maybe I should start a new business.; call it Feeder Zapper or somehing. Just send me $20 and receive plans on how to protect your feeders forever.

Of course there's that little technicality where the homeowner's heart stops when he gets hit with the Zapper because he forgot to turn if off before replenishig the seeds. There's that. Maybe I could include an asterisk at the bottom of the instuctions. Fine print of course.

*Not responsible for premature death.