The Summer is Over

[susandennis]

Just after dinner I noticed that I had not yet hit my tracker's goal today! So, I took the garbage down to the dumpster and then walked around the garage. It only took two circuits to trigger the GOAL!!!! icon on the watch. So whew.

When I got upstairs, I decided that it was time to put the air conditioner away for the winter. There was a little water collected in it which I drained. I wiped down all four filters and then dismantled the hose and door vent. Then I tucked it into its nook behind the curtain. See you next May or June! You did a fabulous job this Summer. Thank you so much.

I got my first air conditioner on wheels in 2002* and started tracking the dates that I set it up and put it away each year. After all these years, toss in global warming and it's pretty easy to guess accurately when the key dates will be.

*meowmensteen's comment send me back to 2002 where I noted that, in fact, my first wheeled air conditioner was procured in 1999. 2002 was when I started this journal. Record now set straight :)

SET UP	PUT AWAY
6/21/2002	9/6/2002
6/6/2003	9/12/2003
6/17/2004	9/5/2004
6/9/2005	9/4/2005
6/1/2006	9/16/2006
6/1/2007	9/17/2007
6/25/2008	9/20/2008
5/30/2009	9/25/2009
6/12/2010	10/6/2010
6/25/2011	10/6/2011
5/27/2012	9/2/2012
5/5/2013	9/16/2013
5/15/2014	9/26/2014
5/10/2015	9/13/2015
5/8/2016	9/10/2016
5/23/2017	9/16/2017
5/12/2018	9/15/2019

Comments

[meowmensteen]

I wonder what was up with 2010 and 2011. I can't remember, and I only started this particular journal in 2012. #iwishididn'tdeletemyoldones

[susandennis]

Those were some whack years for sure. But you made me go back and check. 2002 was not my first a/c but the first year of this journal. Wild.

[meowmensteen]

I actually recently went to the start of your journal... you're probably the only person who doesn't think this is creepy. Mostly I was reading it because it goes back further than mine, and you were in Seattle. It's interesting getting a different perspective of the same city back then. I tried to read a while, but then I felt sad because the Mariners were doing so well that year. It's kind of like reading about the good times you had with an ex haha. My favorite part though was when you made some comment about wondering if you'll keep using this thing. I guess we know the answer to that.

[susandennis]

I do not think it's creepy at all. i think it's flattering. And, yeah, it does appear that I will stick with it :)

[lifeinroseland.livejournal.com]

This record kind of belongs in the library of Congress.