Miss having a basement

My entire childhood I grew up with the simple luxury of having an in ground basement.

  • It doesn’t sound like much, and I don’t think I appreciated it at the time, but as an adult I would kill to be able to have all that extra space, not to mention the naturally cold indoor air! I didn’t realize it at the time, but that was an amazing advantage and saved my family a lot of money on air conditioning costs.

We barely ever turned on our AC unit, because we could just go hang out downstairs when the air got too hot in the house. If it was a particularly hot day, we kids just hung around in the perfectly cold air for the whole afternoon, rather than facing the sweltering heat outside. My mom wouldn’t run the AC anyways, so this was the best solution for us. It felt like extremely efficient temperature control, without the investment in a super powerful HVAC unit or the burden of high energy costs. Sometimes I would even go down there to sleep at night, because the air temperature was ideal for falling asleep wrapped up in a cozy blanket. I hated the spiders, but I loved the feeling of cool air on my face. Now, I wish more than anything I could access a basement on the hottest days of summer instead of running my air conditioner 24/7. I’m going to wear out my HVAC unit quickly because of my intense desire for cool air when I’m falling asleep.

 

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Getting ready for a wedding

My best friend was recently married, and it was my first experience being part of a wedding party.

I can’t say that I loved the whole ordeal, and I would only do it again for my closest friends in the world.

The bridesmaid dresses were tasteful, but still expensive. The cost of getting a hotel room for the whole weekend was not insignificant. And the air conditions while we were trying to get ready with hair and makeup were atrocious. Somehow we managed to get the one hotel room that had faulty air conditioning. The hotel was entirely booked, so we couldn’t switch to a room with a working AC unit, despite the severity of our situation. We tried to make light of the situation, and had all of the fans we could find blowing at maximum power, but they hardly made a dent in the poor indoor air quality. We were all sweating our brains out, and it was making it really difficult to get our hair and makeup done, as we crowded around the air vents. The makeup artist herself almost passed out at one point from the intense air temperature, and we had to sit her down for a break before she could face the uncontrolled air conditions again. Meanwhile, we sat in our underwear and waited to put our dresses on until the last second, so we could get some cool air on our skin. We barely got the bride into her tight dress, she was sweating so intensely in the hot air. What a nightmare.

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Filtering cigarette smoke from house

I once dated this kid named Brandon whose parents had a super cool house.

They lived in a somewhat expensive area, and owned a five bedroom house that was filled to the brim with fun extras. It had a kickass bar in the basement and a ton of guest rooms, so they had parties all the time. In a word, these were party people. I was always amazed at the temperature control they had, which kept their house super cool all the time. They ran their air conditioning constantly, which was a great improvement from my own home, where we only got to use AC if it was above 90 degrees. Staying there felt so comfortable, and I loved sleeping in the air conditioning, even though I thought it was awkward to stay with his parents. The other interesting thing was that his parents were both avid cigarette smokers, and they did so indoors. Yet somehow their air quality wasn’t affected by their dirty habit. They managed this by having an intense air filtration system installed on their HVAC unit. There was a separate air filtration unit that connected to their central heating and cooling ventilation, so since they ran the air conditioner all the time anyways, the air was easily filtered at the same time. It was amazing! You walked in and experienced the cool air conditioned air, but there was no odor from the cigarettes because their smoke particulates were all removed as the air circulated. I like to think it was healthier, too!

 

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Brother has asthma

His asthma attacks improved exponentially when he was at home, and the poor little guy didn’t have to take any more late night trips to the ER

Growing up, my brother had horrible asthma. It was bad enough that he had a nebulizer and several inhalers, and went to the ER on more than one occasion during serious asthma attacks. That’s why it was important for us to have a high standard of air quality for our indoor air, where we could control some of the pollutants that could cause him harm. My parents installed a special air filtration system that connected to our regular HVAC, which allowed them to remove a lot of excess particulates, dust mites, and spores from the indoor air. We had the highest air quality around, I’m pretty sure. Every time we operated the HVAC system regularly, it would run the air through a series of special filter units that efficiently pulled all the irritating substances out at the same time as the air was heated or cooled. We started running the fan 24/7, even on days that we didn’t need any central heating or cooling, just to ensure that we had a constant influx of high quality, clean indoor air for my brother. His asthma attacks improved exponentially when he was at home, and the poor little guy didn’t have to take any more late night trips to the ER. The whole air filtration system purchase and installation was about a thousand dollars, but I really think it paid itself off over time. My parents said it was less expensive to install the air filtration unit that it was to go to the ER even once!

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My friends bought me a new air conditioner

I think I actually cried a little when I had to get rid of that air conditioner because it had been with me for so long

My friends bought me a new air conditioner. I truly have the sweetest friends in the whole world. I love them so much. Most of my friends are from the huge church that I attend. I love my church. I did not have a lot of true friends before I started going to that church. It is so nice to have friends that truly care about me and not just themselves. Well, my air conditioner quit working about a week and a half ago. It was just a small window air conditioning unit, but it kept my apartment comfortable for the most part. Some of the rooms would get a little warm when the temperature was above eighty-five degrees outside. I loved that little air conditioner though. I actually bought that air conditioner when I was in college almost ten years ago. It did me quite well considering it was a cheap air conditioner. I was a poor college student who could not afford much, so I bought the cheapest air conditioner that I could find. I would not necessarily recommend that you buy the cheapest air conditioner that you can find, but it definitely worked out for me. I think I actually cried a little when I had to get rid of that air conditioner because it had been with me for so long. Well, my friends from church heard that my air conditioner quit, and they decided to take it upon themselves to buy me a new air conditioner. They all pitched in and bought me a nicer air conditioner than I had before, and I am so thankful.

 

My friends bought me a new air conditioner

My house is so quiet now that I have a new air conditioner

My house is quiet now that I have a new air conditioner.

I had an air conditioner that I used for over fifteen years, and it was time for it to go. It was quite old as you can probably imagine. I was planning to just use it until it died. It actually still worked fine when I got rid of it. The reason that I had to get rid of it was not because it didn’t work well. It was because the silly thing made some of the loudest strangest noises that I have ever heard. It was absolutely ridiculous. At first, the noises weren’t that loud. They were just little noises here and there. I could deal with that although it did annoy me a little bit. I was still determined to keep the air conditioner until it quit at that point. I slowly changed my mind as the air conditioner kept getting louder and louder. I woke up one night to one of the loudest noises I had ever heard it make, and it scared me so badly that I could not fall back asleep for almost three hours. That air conditioner kept me from getting a good night’s sleep for about three more nights after that before I decided to get rid of it. I am so thankful that I did not keep it until it stopped working because I would have been so miserable if I would have done that. My neighbors probably would have hated me as well. My house is nice and quiet once again, and I love my new air conditioner.

 

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I finally was able to fix my air conditioner

I finally was able to fix my air conditioner. I had been working on it for about three months, and I was determined to fix my air conditioner on my own because of how expensive hiring an HVAC technician would be. I called and got a quote for how much it would cost to fix my air conditioner, and the HVAC company told me that it would probably be over a thousand dollars. I knew that I could fix my air conditioner much cheaper, but it would take a lot of time. I was willing to take the extra time since I started in March, and I knew that it wouldn’t be hot where I live until June. I did not think that it would take me a full three months to fix my air conditioner, but it did. I didn’t have full days to work on it since I work a full time job. I only got to work on it during the evenings, so it took me a long time. I ran into quite a few problems along the way as well. The air conditioner was in much worse shape than I thought that it was going into. Honestly, if I would have known how much work it was going to be before I started the project, I may have decided to hire an HVAC technician to come do it. I am not sure though because I am a very stubborn person, and I was pretty determined to fix that air conditioner on my own. I am just glad that it is all over with and that I have a working air conditioner once again.

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My air purifier is a really cool color

My air purifier is a really cool color.

I had wanted an air purifier for quite some time, but I put off getting one for so long. It was really silly of me to do that because having an air purifier during these pandemic times is a really smart idea. I looked into getting one once this whole pandemic stuff started, but I could not get an air purifier shipped to my house. It just kept saying that it may take months to get to me. I was not going to wait months for an air purifier, so decided not to buy one. My mom knew about how much I wanted an air purifier, so she decided to take matters into her own hands. She is so good at finding deals online that I usually ask her to find things for me. Well, she used her skills to find an air purifier that she could pick up at a store not too far from her house. She went and bought it for me. She came over for her birthday dinner last night, and she gave me the air purifier. It was like she got me a gift for her birthday. I opened it up, and it was a neon yellow air purifier. My favorite color is yellow, but I didn’t expect to ever get a yellow air purifier. It was pretty cool to say the least. My mom is so good at finding things, even neon yellow air purifiers. I have no idea how she does it, but I am super glad that she got me that air purifier. I love my new air purifier already. It is one of the nicest air purifiers I have ever seen.

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I hope to get my air conditioning fixed soon

I don’t want to go any longer without air conditioning

I hope to get my air conditioning fixed soon. I have been worried about it for quite some time now. It has been slowly getting warmer and warmer in my house over the past few weeks. I have not had the time to look into it, so I think that I am just going to have to hire an HVAC company to come and fix it. I thought that I may have the time to take a look at it myself, but I just can’t seem to find the time to look into it. I know that hiring an HVAC company to come and fix my air conditioner will be much more expensive than doing it myself, but at least, it will be done. I wish that I could find the time to fix my air conditioner myself, but I just can’t get off of work right now. I have been working overtime for the past few weeks, and by the time I get home from work, I am completely and utterly exhausted. My dad wanted to come and fix my air conditioner for me since he is retired and has the time, but he ended up falling and breaking his leg a few weeks ago, so he could not help me. I felt really bad for him, but he could only think of me and how he could not come and fix my air conditioner for me. I guess I am stuck with having to hire an HVAC company. I have the money, so I plan to call them this afternoon during my lunch break. Hopefully, I will get a lunch break because I didn’t yesterday. I don’t want to go any longer without air conditioning. It is simply miserable having to sleep every night in a house that is over eighty-five degrees.

 

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It has been really hard for us to keep our house cool

It has been really hard for us to keep our house cool. My husband and I live in an old farmhouse. There is very little insulation in the entire house which makes keeping it cool during the summer months quite hard. I thought that it might be hard to keep it warm during the winter months as well, but our two wood stoves put off so much heat that the house stays warm regardless of how much heat the house loses due to hardly having any insulation. The summer months are the hardest for us because we are used to having the convenience of air conditioning as spoiled Americans. I wish that we would have thought about that before buying our house. We bought the old farmhouse about two years ago, and it has been nothing but a nightmare. I love the house but the cooling issues that we are having are definitely not the only issues we are dealing with in this house. The house itself is deteriorating. We are trying to keep it standing while also trying to figure out a way to cool it. We have tried using window air conditioning units, and they do work, but they are quite expensive to use. We have tried putting fans in many of the windows, and that does help, but it is still really warm in the house when we do that. We have one air conditioner that we are using right now to save money. We put it in the kitchen widow during the day, and we put it in our bedroom window at night. It works somewhat, but most of the house is still roasting.

 

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