Darnest Luck

Whine ahead - break out the cheese:

As our luck would have it ~ and I mean that our luck would NOT have it any other way ~ our air conditioning is out. Actually, it's the heat pump that died. (I've always thought it was funny that a "heat pump" provides "air conditioning".)

Luckily, we had just recently taken out a home improvement loan to finally do some things around the house and to pay off some bills. So, we'll have money to pay for a completely new system (the old one is old enough that replacement parts can't be found). Unluckily, we won't have money left over to do those other home improvements because the new system is really, really gonna cost alot.

As our bad luck continues ~ it's been pretty darn hot and humid here. Yesterday was in the 90's all day (96 at one point). Today was below 90, but the humidity was high enough to make it seem like it's hotter.

The serviceman initially thought he wouldn't be able to install it until Monday or Tuesday. Drat that bad luck! But then he called to say that it looked like his schedule for Friday (tomorrow) would allow for him to come. He just had to make sure that all the parts were available. What good luck!!

But, alas, our good luck was short-lived. He called back. Turns out that a major component wasn't in their warehouse because - get this - the truck was highjacked in Kentucky. So, it'll be at least Monday or Tuesday after all! So, if our bad luck holds, it'll be hot and humid again all weekend.

My BIL has lent us an old window AC unit, so at least one room in the house is cool. If it gets bad, we'll break out the sleeping bags and camp out downstairs.

Well, now it's rumbling. The thunderstorms have finally arrived. With our luck, the electricity will go, too! LOL