Last week I had quite an annoying string of events thrown my way, as usual. We were just wrapping up “no stress November” as the universe threw us a few curveballs to kickstart December, including my car breaking down without warning. I was on a little road trip to visit my best friend when the Check Engine light came on and the car stopped responding to the accelerator pedal. Of course, I was not pleased to have this travel complication. My annoyance only increased when I attempted to drive to work and found that the car was completely dysfunctional a few days later. At that point, I finally pulled out my computer and started looking for rental cars. I rented an economy model, but wound up getting a sweet upgrade to something fancy at the facility. The car was a lot of fun to drive, actually… except for one problem. The car did not come equipped with working heat inside. As I drove home I desperately punched at the thermostat controls, thinking that I was just pushing the wrong control buttons. I sat in the driveway and fiddled with all of the temperature increase dials, the air flow speed, and the direction of air venting… however, nothing improved the indoor air temperature. I tried to swap it out with another car, but the dealership was steadfast that their thermostat must have worked. For the next week I lived without any sort of heat during my commute to and from work, and of course the air temperature dipped lower and lower each day. By the time my car was finally fixed and ready to be picked up from the shop, I was so sick of the dysfunctional thermostat in the rental vehicle. I swore I never wanted to drive another vehicle again.
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Awesome rental car, except for heat
Last month I had quite an aggravating string of events thrown my way, as usual; My pal and I were just wrapping up “no stress November” as the universe threw us a few curveballs to kickbeginning February, including my car cutting down without warning; I was on a little road trip to visit my best buddy when the Check Engine light came on & the car stopped responding to the accelerator pedal, then of course, I was not pleased to have this travel complication.
My annoyance only increased when I attempted to drive to work & found that the car was completely dysfunctional a few afternoons later.
At that point, I finally pulled out my laptop & started looking for rental cars. I rented an economy model, however wound up getting a sweet replace to something lavish at the facility; The car was a lot of fun to drive, actually… except for one problem. The car did not come equipped with laboring heat inside. As I drove home I desperately punched at the thermostat controls, thinking that I was just pushing the wrong control buttons. I sat in the driveway & fiddled with all of the temperature increase dials, the air flow speed, & the direction of air venting… but, nothing improved the indoor air temperature. I tried to swap it out with another car, however the dealership was steadfast that their thermostat must have worked, then for the next week I lived without any sort of heat while in my commute to & from work, & of course the air temperature dipped lower & lower each day, by the time my car was finally fixed & ready to be picked up from the shop, I was so sick of the dysfunctional thermostat in the rental vehicle. I swore I never wanted to drive another car again.
Freezing in the night; no fireplace for santa
Lately my great friend and I have been enduring a lot of issues with our dwelling thermostat plus temperature control methods.
- I should be clear, the greatest problem is our extremely drafty condo plus accorporationing aged heater! During the summers our little place stays nice plus cool, plus my great friend and I have consistently fresh plus high quality indoor air whenever the AC is running.
My buddy and I can happily get through the 8 months of warm weather that settles into the part because there is proper ventilation to keep us glad plus healthy. In the winter, but, our dwelling certainly fails to meet expectations. There is frosty air coming from all the doors plus windows, plus our aged boiler provides uneven hot plus cold temperatures plus wild swings. This year we’ve been relying heavily on our wood burning fireplace to compensate for the terrible heater, especially at night when the air temperature has been dipping into the 20s. So far this method has successfully saved us from having to call out a professional Heating, Ventilation & A/C specialist to inspect the boiler plus charge us thousands of dollars for an substituted central heating unit, however there was one unforeseen hiccup in this plan. My buddy and I never considered that my step child would be spending Christmas with us. My buddy and I didn’t know about the fact that he is currently heavily invested in the myth of Santa Clause. No one considered that he would be anxious if a fire was roaring in the fireplace on Christma Eve. None of the adults was quite as anxious about Santa burning his aged butt on the flames on the way down… Long story short, after an outburst of hysterical cries, my great friend and I had quite a chilly Christmas Eve plus certainly cranked the heat on Christmas afternoon.
All I want for Christmas are radiant radiant floors
At this point, I’m barely surviving with a dozen space boilers spread all over the house
The older you get, the less fun holidays seem to become. I feel as a child I had this idea that getting older meant you had more control over the festivities plus could certainly make them your own, however it turns out that the exact opposite is true. The older I get, the less control I have over the holidays. I spend the entire 3 months leading up to the large mornings preparing everything for everyone, plus making sure that my schedule will accommodate all the family obligations. I say goodbye to hundreds of dollars plus struggle for months afterwards. I also never ask for any gifts, plus legitimately never earn any that blow me away. Not this year, though. This year I’m asking for the one thing I certainly want without guilt, radiant radiant floors. All year long, I am chilly cold. It could be the middle of a scorching warm summer time when every other soul craves abundant AC, plus I will still be covered in goosebumps plus shivering. I spend all of my time wrapped in blankets plus seeking out hot hot plus cold temperatures, all the while commuting to toil plus taking care of the entire condo despite my cold, numb fingers. I deliver everything to everyone, including my internal body heat. Our aged boiler is on it’s last leg plus legitimately won’t even make it through the winter. At this point, I’m barely surviving with a dozen space boilers spread all over the house. My extremities are stiff with frosty plus I swear my heart has shrunk 3 times even since the fall chill settled in. But the holidays will be worth it plus 2019 will be better. I’m certain that my husband will follow through plus purchase brand current radiant heated flooring for the house, if he knows what’s great for him.
AC system revolts, Indian summer
The cooling system undoubtedly did not love a sudden call to duty, & instead of powering back up to provide fresh, cool indoor air, the whole AC unit went down in a steaming heap
Everyone I know right now is sick, & the reason is clear. It’s not that there’s some horrible superbug going around, infecting the entire population. Instead, I’m pretty positive that the cause is completely environmental! You see, our outdoor air temperature has been all over the place for a few weeks now, & I’m certain it can’t be nice for anyone. One week it was 30 degrees & rainy each afternoon. The next week our cloudy skies spontaneously cleared up & the temperature rose back into the 40s for a while. Without warning, the temperature then skyrocketed back into the 70s without a single apology for the rollercoaster. As such, everybody switched back & forth between putting on heavy layers to compensate for the low air temperature & donning summery tank tops when the sun was shining. It’s been a wild ride & I doubt it’s nice for anyone’s immune system. I know it hasn’t been nice for my Heating, Ventilation, & A/C system! During all of these weather conditions fluctuations our temperature control has seen a lot of interest. My associate and I were easily using the central heat on a yearly basis until the the outdoor temperature spiked again, and suddenly, we were shutting off the heating system & asking the AC unit to show up for work once more… the problem is, our AC unit obviously was ready for a long winter season hibernation. The cooling system undoubtedly did not love a sudden call to duty, & instead of powering back up to provide fresh, cool indoor air, the whole AC unit went down in a steaming heap. By the time we had a professional Heating, Ventilation, & A/C professional inspect & service the central cooling system our temperature had shifted again & we were back to using the heater.