It's too early but I don't care

[susandennis]

I seem to be in 'get it done' mode. I went to Costco. Turns out MANY MANY people decided Mother's Day was an excellent time to go to Costco. Holy Crap. But, I was in Costco zen mode so no biggie. But it did make it a little difficult to stroll through the aisles at a clip so I gave up, got some stuff and left. (I did park at the way back of the second lot so at least there was that.)

I got sponges for doing dishes. Being Costco, of course, there are a bunch o' them. So I cleaned out the under the sink area to make room. I tossed out a bunch of stuff. I had some really gross old sponges and stuff under there that had probably been under there for 25 years. Yuck.

Then I cleaned the pillows from Zoey's computer bed. I have enough spare hair now for an additional cat. Wonder if there's a kitty version of Locks of Love?

While at Costco, I saw that they had a few air conditioners out. Just like the one I bought last year. I think I paid $450 and they were selling for $400 today. A GREAT deal either way. I decided to go ahead and set it up today. I hope we are still weeks away from needing it but I'll be ready.  In the winter, it lives in a storage closet on the terrace.

I can't remember what year I got my first air conditioner on wheels. I know it was at least 2000 or before. It was a giant gangly thing that sounded like a jet landing. I'm now on A/C 3.0. I bought it last year and it's wonderful. Much smaller and much nicer looking and quieter and way more efficient. Way. Plus, it came with two nice storage bags - one for the unit and one for the bits.

So setting it up was easiest it has ever been. Nice. I have a pet door that I use for venting so when it's hot I can close the hot air out. My condo faces east. So when it gets really hot, if I make sure the blinds are down for sunrise, and turn on the air conditioner early, I can keep it on medium fan keep the whole condo - even the bedroom - not horrible. Almost as valuable to me is just knowing that I have it and can get cool no matter how hot it gets. Peace of mind.



Since I started my LiveJournal in 2002, I have recorded the days I set up the air conditioner and put it away. Makes an interesting study in global warming!

Comments

[meowmensteen]

I'm already wearing my shorts and sandals, but I haven't got out the big fan yet.

[kyrielle]

I was totally comfortable in shorts and a t-shirt today. Yikes.

(Until I walked into the grocery store. AC is awesome, but they had theirs set to "arctic" - also yikes. I mean, it was 72 out, and I swear it must have been 60 in the store from the feel of it. Brrr.)

[johnpalmer.livejournal.com]

What's bugged me this year is that it's light at 9. Now, I notice that all the time - in July. But never in May, because it's supposed to be *raining*. What the heck? I have to *water my lawn*. Yeah, laugh, condo-person, but the usual problem is "damn it, I can't mow because the grass is too wet!"

[letmesaythis.livejournal.com]

I always crack up when you find little pockets of old stuff like the yuck under your sink. I get the impression that you're always organizing and purging so when you find some yuck I chuckle and wonder just how many nooks and crannies you've got in that condo.

[susandennis]

Yep, I am a black/white homeowner. Most of this place is actually beautifully organized. But the underbelly of the beast is truly a horror/hoarder story. In my mind, I am sure that if I tackle one area at a time, I will eventually obliterate them all.

The reality is that when my brother and his wife clear this place out after I'm gone there will be more than one WTF was she thinking??????