Surprise-Surprise!
@nanette64 (20364)
Fairfield, Texas
June 8, 2018 12:16pm CST
As if my life isn't boring enough. Generally I try not to use the AC in the car unless I really have to, so what I do is try and get all chores done before 10am. Well, yesterday I had to go to town for supplies and it was already over 96 degrees, so I turned on the AC. Waited.......waited.....Oh Crap!!!!!
I got home and felt like I was wearing a soggy, wet blanket on my body and got to thinking that it had only been 2 years since I had the AC checked, cleaned, blown, and filled with Freon. Now mind you; I bought that car in 2000 and it wasn't until 2016 that the AC needed to be worked on. And here it's only been 2 years?
So I called the shop and they said it would probably be about $92 to get it done. Yeah, well that ain't happening until the beginning of July when I get some money. Soooooooo.....with temps going to reach 100 every day down here in Texas, I'm just so thrilled; after all, there's only 22 more days left in June. My Saga just continues.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
8 Jun 18
Hi Nanette. Just when you need to use the aircon and it turns out like that. It was indeed a surprise.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
9 Jun 18
Yeah, I could have done without that situation @mlgen1037 .
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
10 Jun 18
@mlgen1037 Nope, I have no money to do it.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
10 Jun 18
@nanette64 Indeed. But is it fixed now?
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@Marilynda1225 (79665)
• United States
8 Jun 18
I would imagine not having A/C in the car would make the car even hotter during the summer. I remember the good old days before cars had a/c and we only rolled the windows down for some air
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
9 Jun 18
Oh yeah @Marilynda1225 , I had many cars without the AC. Geez, we've become spoiled. And let's not mention the houses with only box fans for cooling.
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
8 Jun 18
I think like that sometimes that I will get all the worst stuff out of the way before the heat really starts getting going and it goes up and up.
Its what I like to do as I have no air conditioning at all and I don´t like the really hot stifling days either.
Sorry you have to wait till July for the air conditioning though.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
9 Jun 18
@nanette64
Same as me here and before the heat of the day starts so I have everything done and can take it easier.
Spain gets tremendously hot and for about three months its continual a lot of times.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
9 Jun 18
Yeah, it sucks @lovinangelsinstead21 but you can bet I'll be getting things done a lot earlier in the morning.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
10 Jun 18
@lovinangelsinstead21 I know what you mean. I'll take Spring & Fall any time.
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
10 Jun 18
@nanette64 I remember that our stopped working while we were on a long trip and (of course) it was during July, the hottest month of the year.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
10 Jun 18
@LadyDuck Oh yeah; that sounds about right. When you least expect it or want it.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
9 Jun 18
Good to know @LadyDuck . It sure sucks.
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@amadeo (111948)
• United States
9 Jun 18
@nanette64 okay and just be careful with it.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
9 Jun 18
Yes he does @amadeo . I might even pick up a battery-operated fan that you attach to the dash for surprises like this.
@dgobucks226 (34343)
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9 Jun 18
That is some terrible news. It's rough enough being in a hot car but the cost to repair your AC probably effects you even more than the soaked clothing.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
9 Jun 18
Yup, it's kind of a coin toss @dgobucks226 .
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
9 Jun 18
I would love to use our van more, but it does not seem to have working a/c. Hubby tried filling it, but it was already full. It can be awful.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
9 Jun 18
Oh yeah, we get lots of days where it's 100 + (37.77 Celsius) @MALUSE . In 2011, we had 67 straight days of over the 100.
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
9 Jun 18
Yeah, that was definitely my bad waiting until the afternoon; but then again, at least I found out there was a problem @JudyEv .
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
8 Jun 18
I feel you pain, when my cars a/c went out it was very bad.
We have came so far I wonder how people back in the old days handled the heat, no fan or a/c.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
9 Jun 18
Yeah, I had several cars back in the day with no AC @andriaperry . Or in the houses I lived in. I blame it all on Global Warming.
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
9 Jun 18
Yup I've just recently thought about that one @db20747 .
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
9 Jun 18
I would love to find a place where the high temp is 80 and the low is 60 @Kandae11 . But then again, I probably couldn't afford to live in that location.
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