Welcome to Monday

@kareng (54724)
United States
June 24, 2019 6:39am CST
It's Monday and we were up before the sun came up. Actually, the sun isn't coming up today. We woke up around 4:30 to a nice and heavy thunderstorm. This had my hubby jumping out of bed because... The AC/heater unit we purchased Saturday was still sitting in the back of his truck. I didn't panic because it was covered well with a tarp. We planned to put the unit in yesterday but we were stalled when he discovered that the plug didn't match the AC unit. Stores were closed on Sunday so he took today off to be able to go get new plug and fix that and then we will get the unit it. We did move the unit inside the house so I have my hall looking like a maze with this unit on a cart in the middle of it. Hopefully this will all go well and the unit will be in and running before lunch and I can head out to visit my mom this afternoon. On the plus side, with the rain today it will be a bit cooler. How is your weather today? Is it affecting your daily plans? Photo: Pixaby, public domain Photo: Pixaby
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@stringer321 (5643)
• Kiryat Ata, Israel
31 Aug 19
I like it when the sun is covered with clouds. I just need to get prepared for the winter. Warm clothes are enough for me usually. I know we are already at spetember (in 30 minutes in my country), but, I hope you are all right now and that you have learned how to set up the AC.
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@kareng (54724)
• United States
2 Sep 19
Yes, we are fine. That was just a window unit in our bedroom. We don't have central air or heat so have to depend on window units. With lows in the 80's it is hot at night and sleep can be hard with no air conditioner.
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@kareng (54724)
• United States
3 Sep 19
@stringer321 It is a window unit that pops into the window with a little tweaking and support. The hardest part was getting it inside due to the weight of it. We ended up buying a cart to roll it through the house and into the bedroom with. It ended up with a dent in it due to weight of the unit.
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• Kiryat Ata, Israel
2 Sep 19
@kareng I know, summer is hot and sticky. We need to cool down. How did you set up the AC ?
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@LindaOHio (156157)
• United States
24 Jun 19
Glad you got your unit inside. We will be getting thunderstorms this afternoon. No real plans for today.
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@kareng (54724)
• United States
27 Jun 19
Yes, and hopefully tonight I will get used to the new sound it makes more and not wake up so much.
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@kareng (54724)
• United States
27 Jun 19
@LindaOHio The noise doesn't bother me, it was the on off deal constantly.
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@LindaOHio (156157)
• United States
27 Jun 19
@kareng Eventually it should actually help you sleep by drowning out the other noises and making "white noise".
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@wolfgirl569 (95188)
• Marion, Ohio
24 Jun 19
It is looking good here right now, but we are supposed to have thunderstorms today
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@kareng (54724)
• United States
27 Jun 19
I hope they are not too bad or better yet, miss you.
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@kareng (54724)
• United States
27 Jun 19
@wolfgirl569 We missed them yesterday and more today so we will see. Have high percentage of rain for Friday through next Tuesday so we are starting all over again.
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@just4him (306236)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Jun 19
It's a beautiful day today. A bit muggy, warm, and rain. It's sprinkling right now, and if it doesn't get any worse than that, it really will be a good day. Otherwise, they are predicting storms, the full throttle with hail. The only thing not on the board is a tornado. They've put that in the very low category of possibilities. So, I'm hoping for nothing more than sprinkles.
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@kareng (54724)
• United States
27 Jun 19
I hope you escaped any harsh weather today. I like soft rains like that. Very peaceful.
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@kareng (54724)
• United States
1 Jul 19
@just4him That's not bad, just enough to satisfy nature.
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@just4him (306236)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Jun 19
@kareng Yes, they are. We got almost half an inch of rain last night.
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@Nevena83 (65282)
• Serbia
24 Jun 19
Today, there was a quiet time, warm, but not too hot.
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@kareng (54724)
• United States
27 Jun 19
Good. Sounds peaceful.
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@Nevena83 (65282)
• Serbia
27 Jun 19
@kareng Yes, for now it is.
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@kareng (54724)
• United States
28 Jun 19
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24 Jun 19
Hi, the weather is sunny today here in my city
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@erictsuma (9726)
• Mombasa, Kenya
24 Jun 19
Here it is a sunny day
@kareng (54724)
• United States
24 Jun 19
That's awesome. Enjoy your day.
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25 Jun 19
@kareng thank you
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@xstitcher (30302)
• Petaluma, California
16 Aug 19
I sure wish we would get some rain. I love thunderstorms. Of course, my dog doesn't.
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@kareng (54724)
• United States
16 Aug 19
We haven't had a good rain in a few weeks, only sprinkles for five to ten minutes.
@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
24 Jun 19
When we camp, we carry two adapters with us in case we wind up in a site that has only 30 amp or 20 amp service instead of the 50 amp our camper is wired for. Then, we have to be careful about what appliances we use so as not to overload the circuit. Our weather today is fair but supposed to get hot by this afternoon with highs above 90F (~32C).
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@kareng (54724)
• United States
24 Jun 19
This is a larger unit, 25,000 BTU and has a small plug. We are wired for the larger plug which the unit had that we took out and it was ony 22,000 BTU. Weird. I"m leary of the new unit now.
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@kareng (54724)
• United States
26 Jun 19
@DWDavis I'm thinking along the same line; they just found a new way to make the plugs. It is still the three prong plug, just not huge like the old one. I guess bigger is not always better..haha.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
24 Jun 19
@kareng That does seem odd, but perhaps the new unit also means new and more efficient technology built in so it doesn't need as big a plug.
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@DianneN (246838)
• United States
24 Jun 19
Actually, we had the same problem with a new washer and dryer last year. We needed an electrician and a plumber to hook the things up. Sigh..... We were away for a long weekend and had beautiful weather. Better yet, no traffic on the ride home!
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@kareng (54724)
• United States
27 Jun 19
My husband's parents owned a hardware store so he learned how to do all that good stuff. Glad you had an awesome weekend.
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@DianneN (246838)
• United States
29 Jun 19
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@JudyEv (325808)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jun 19
There often seems to be a small hitch when you purchase something new. I hope you get the new air-conditioner installed.
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@kareng (54724)
• United States
27 Jun 19
Hubby had to take off Monday to change the plug out, and yes, we got it all done.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
24 Jun 19
Hopefully all will be sorted with the AC.
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@kareng (54724)
• United States
27 Jun 19
Yes, it is a done deal. We can sleep and be cool now.
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