ADVENTURE!
>wifey complains she's too hot to do shit
>she's leaving tomorrow but i break down and say i'll get my air conditioner
>not sure if it works, though or even where it is
>go up to attic
>can't find air conditioner
>keep looking and find it in a corner, behind shit and under more shit
>eventually dig it out
>insulation paneling falls in the process, now i probably have fibreglass all over my clothes :(
>wifey comes up and offers to help, i knew something was up
>says she broke the needle on my sewing machine :(
>FFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU--
>tell her to go back downstairs because it's too cramped and hot for her in the attic
>see wifey i care about you gdi
>drag air conditioner down the stairs
>FUCK IT'S HEAVIER THAN I REMEMBER AND THE STAIRS ARE STEEP
>can't slide it across the floor, am too weak (at the moment) to carry it
>"WIFEY HELP :("
>she helps bring it into my room, i shift it to the window
>after finagling it in the window, rest; am already sweaty, but now dirty and covered in dust and fibreglass
>i know it needs a new filter, but how do i get this fucking panel off lskjdfljsldjfs
>*presses down, panel pops off*
>:|
>holy shit that filter is gross
>throws it in the bathtub
>great, the power dial is broken. like, completely snapped off.
>tries to glue it back on with ~*industrial glue*~
>glue fumes in my eyes ow fuck ow
>"wifey go paint the dowel because i can't see"
>hopes she did a good job
>spends next four years (ten minutes) rinsing out eyes
>don't worry everyone, i'm fine and not blind
>look in bathtub
>fuck that's gross XD
>wipes muck off of filter
>rinses in sink
>hey it's like new :D
>dries it on fan because i still have no air conditioner lol
>feels pathetic orz
>returns to air conditioner
>there are screws on it
>yay screwdriver
>bolts
>pliers do nothing
>go down to basement and root through three toolboxes looking for ratchet wrench and 1/4" adapter (and a few more in different sizes just in case)
>FUCK YES
>pull off panel
>WHY IS THIS DIFFICULT
>push up, panel pops off
>:|
>remove panel (kinda because the power cord is attached but i don't feel like fucking with it)
>power dial is completely inside some sort of casing
>cry internally
>figure it's worth a try to turn the dial with the pliers
>WAIT A SECOND, IT WORKED?!?!?! :DDDDDDD
>figure out which setting is highest and move it into position
>close everything back up: screws and bolts and panel and now-dry filter and outer panel
>need extension cord
>return to basement for extension cord
>find one!
>...
>shit, it's old, i used it in the '80s
>hope it works
>find three-prong adapter in my drawer, the only thing that's gone smoothly so far
>plug in air conditioner and cross my fingers
>air conditioner churns
>it's a shame i'm not a dude because then i would get blowjobs and sex probably forever
And now I have air conditioning in my bedroom. :D But holy fuck I'm tired, I'mma sleep soon. X_X
>she's leaving tomorrow but i break down and say i'll get my air conditioner
>not sure if it works, though or even where it is
>go up to attic
>can't find air conditioner
>keep looking and find it in a corner, behind shit and under more shit
>eventually dig it out
>insulation paneling falls in the process, now i probably have fibreglass all over my clothes :(
>wifey comes up and offers to help, i knew something was up
>says she broke the needle on my sewing machine :(
>FFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU--
>tell her to go back downstairs because it's too cramped and hot for her in the attic
>see wifey i care about you gdi
>drag air conditioner down the stairs
>FUCK IT'S HEAVIER THAN I REMEMBER AND THE STAIRS ARE STEEP
>can't slide it across the floor, am too weak (at the moment) to carry it
>"WIFEY HELP :("
>she helps bring it into my room, i shift it to the window
>after finagling it in the window, rest; am already sweaty, but now dirty and covered in dust and fibreglass
>i know it needs a new filter, but how do i get this fucking panel off lskjdfljsldjfs
>*presses down, panel pops off*
>:|
>holy shit that filter is gross
>throws it in the bathtub
>great, the power dial is broken. like, completely snapped off.
>tries to glue it back on with ~*industrial glue*~
>glue fumes in my eyes ow fuck ow
>"wifey go paint the dowel because i can't see"
>hopes she did a good job
>spends next four years (ten minutes) rinsing out eyes
>don't worry everyone, i'm fine and not blind
>look in bathtub
>fuck that's gross XD
>wipes muck off of filter
>rinses in sink
>hey it's like new :D
>dries it on fan because i still have no air conditioner lol
>feels pathetic orz
>returns to air conditioner
>there are screws on it
>yay screwdriver
>bolts
>pliers do nothing
>go down to basement and root through three toolboxes looking for ratchet wrench and 1/4" adapter (and a few more in different sizes just in case)
>FUCK YES
>pull off panel
>WHY IS THIS DIFFICULT
>push up, panel pops off
>:|
>remove panel (kinda because the power cord is attached but i don't feel like fucking with it)
>power dial is completely inside some sort of casing
>cry internally
>figure it's worth a try to turn the dial with the pliers
>WAIT A SECOND, IT WORKED?!?!?! :DDDDDDD
>figure out which setting is highest and move it into position
>close everything back up: screws and bolts and panel and now-dry filter and outer panel
>need extension cord
>return to basement for extension cord
>find one!
>...
>shit, it's old, i used it in the '80s
>hope it works
>find three-prong adapter in my drawer, the only thing that's gone smoothly so far
>plug in air conditioner and cross my fingers
>air conditioner churns
>it's a shame i'm not a dude because then i would get blowjobs and sex probably forever
And now I have air conditioning in my bedroom. :D But holy fuck I'm tired, I'mma sleep soon. X_X