The AC Strikes Again!!!

every summer i have to install a window air conditioning unit...and every year it's a complete challenge. usually my sis comes over, and we wrestle with lifting it, holding it in and somehow screwing the holding board in place. usually i don't have to do this until july...it's the 90+ days that make it unbearable in the house...but we've had a string of those lately so it became necessary.

well, today was a surprise 80ish day, so it seemed like the perfect day for an installation. :)

i should mention that every year i experience an ac-induced swearing spree. i try to not let my mouth fly, but it just ends up slipping out. last year it was the combination of the heat/humidity and a board that wasn't square. BOOM...it just popped out...repeatedly. good thing it was my sister that heard it. she's quite forgiving...hehe.

this year, i was sure i had it down. i got a lower temp day, had my dad shave the board a bit so it'd fit better, and had everything all layed out. joy had to work, so my niece came over to hold the unit in place. i hauled it up from the garage...check. got it in the window...check. climbed up the ladder and screwed it in place...check. plugged it in, got it going and then it died. DIED!!!

but..i didn't swear. :)

my niece and i prayed for it...it actually started up again!!!...but then it died a minute later.

but...i didn't swear. :)

well, i had another unit in the garage that was a bit bigger, so i started all over. i prepped the place...removed the board, hauled out the dead unit, hauled up the new unit...almost dropped the unit...and swore!!! DANG IT!!! then i had to tweak some things to fit the unit in the wall. my nephew was able to trim the board a bit more to accomodate the larger size. rachel helped hold it in place while i climbed the ladder to screw in the revised board. i miss-screwed...and swore!!! DANG IT AGAIN!!! (poor rachel...hehe). and then it worked out...and hopefully the house will cool down soon.

so....it turned into a 2-vulgarity experience. while an improvement over previous years with numbers in the double digits...i'll still need to figure out a better method to vent the rage. ;)