Author: Steve

A wicked hurricane, and a broken a/c.

Previously, I had been enjoying the weather for almost two weeks… That was two weeks before my wedding, so I wanted to make sure I had a perfect day for my wedding, but it didn’t look like it was going to happen! Every forecast I saw made it look like I was going to have […]

I put a small a/c unit under the bed.

Ever since my partner Ed saw that they made sheets that were self cooling and self cleaning, she had been griping that she needed to try them herself. I could not understand how sheets could self clean. There is some dirt and stains that I’m sure a sheet can’t clean itself. Ed told me I […]

We really appreciated the new air conditioner unit.

She apologized for throwing too much info at us For the last five years, Ed and I had spent hundreds of dollars on repairs, and had various uncomfortable hours with our a/c. This a/c had either been broken or was working poorly. Ed said that she wanted a new air conditioner component this year. I […]

The camp had heating and rather tepid water.

Being an assistant girl scout leader meant when the kids went camping, I went with them. I started assisting with the girl scout troop when my daughter Sam first joined, and it stuck with me. The first time Sam and I went camping, the ladies were excited, although I wasn’t. I thought Sam and I […]

They had cows, but I had an a/c.

We seldom get tornadoes in this area, but when the wind blows from all directions, Ed and I make sure to keep our ears and eyes open. The sky takes on a sinister and unmistakable hue which can only lead to awful weather conditions. When the wind blows strenuously and the leaves turn inside out, […]

My space furnace has a bunch of safety features on it

You cannot go overboard with safety when it comes to fire hazards… I lived in an house years ago where we didn’t even have fire extinguishers in each unit. Nowadays I could not even fathom being in a building that didn’t have some kind of fire extinguisher inside the room. It would be a major […]