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Friendship Moments: good or bad
lighter:
Borrow/buy/steal a window AC unit, Hopsy.
Keep one room in the house cold, and live/sleep in it, till AC is resolved.
Lighter
Hopalong:
Thanks for the advice, Lighter.
My windows are old-school awning style. I love them because you can leave them open in the rain but they won't accommodate a window unit. Fans 'R Us.
But right now, I am joyfully luxuriating (plus Pup, doubly) in renewed central AC!
Very nice times with humans lately. A new friend (maybe two) and several invited me to come stay in their AC. Lunch with one writer pal today and one in the works.
The JOY is, the too-handsome HVAC guy spent 3 hours fixing it this morning (I wandered around in my boxers and no-bra Tshirt and he didn't care, said he'd be in his underwear if roles were reversed), and now Pup and I are just pancaking in the cool, which is absolutely sublime. BLISSSSS!
I'll never take it for granted again. Good to know I can cope with 89 degrees all night, but for now, nice to know I don't have to.
hugs
Hops
lighter:
Oh, thank goodness AC repaired, Hops. Having recently slept in 88 degrees, I can say...... I would have rigged a roll around AC unit, into a window, with tape and cardboard.....fabric and wood. Whatever.
I will say....you sound renewed, grateful and invigorated by the experience. A very good thing, and I loved the part where you remained in your boxers and comfy T-shirt. Sounds like humorous banter didn't melt away.
Looking forward to new friendship moments.
Lighter
sKePTiKal:
Doesn't hurt that your A/C miracle was drop dead handsome, either! <wink wink>
I've been hanging out in a flowy maxi dress in this heat all week. Keeping a 6 yr old company. Hol is about to explode if a feather touches her. The guys - B & two workmen - are erecting a timber-frame ranch style sign* holder for Hol out of 8x8 logs. It's extra heavy. In the sun. In the heat. Being "guys" and having guy fun. Any miscommunications are pushing the red "nuke from orbit" button...
and it's Mercury in Retrograde season again.
* She's named her place "The Roving Haunt".
I'm just happy today's high temp is SUPPOSED to be 75 - so maybe just 80.
Hopalong:
In the handsome-HVACer department, I remembered a private cliche-mantra:
I may be old, but I ain't dead. (Bursts out sweating for a different reason....LOL).
I was feeling some kinda parallel empathy at B's reaction to learning A's in his home state. Curious, was he feeling uncomfortable that she might begin grifting or making unwelcome requests of him? I felt discomfort on reading it, because of my D's patterns.
I'm glad A's foibles no longer ruffle your serenity. Anchored in land, with B, and even wobbly Hol, you have sounded generally happier and more rooted for a long time.
hugs and bravo,
Hops
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