Today, nearing the start of what I was hoping to be a relaxing week off, my air conditioning system died. A replacement system will be in the $7000 range, just the amount I'd finally saved for my dream vacation. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I almost paid off my credit card. Then, a couple of hours later, my air conditioner broke. Found out it’s 12 years-old and leaking Freon. I’m going to have to get a whole new unit, which will cost me $6,500 to $10,050. FML
Today, my AC stopped working and I have no money. I live in Phoenix, Arizona. FML
Today, my furnace broke down, almost a month after its twenty year warranty expired. It would have been replaced for free. Now I'm going to have to take out a loan to afford the $4,000 replacement. FML
Today, my boiler packed up on me just as the weather has turned cold, with no money to have it fixed. Hello to a week of freezing cold showers. FML
Today, our AC broke. It's 98 degrees inside the house. My parents will be staying at a 5 star resort until the repairman can come to fix the unit in 6 days. They made me stay home to make sure the plants survive. FML
Today, we had our first rainstorm in weeks. Thirty seconds before it started, my window broke in the "down" position from overuse, since last week the air conditioning in my car gave out. Now I have a hot, wet car. FML
Today, after my washing machine broke yesterday in the middle of a cycle, I went and spent $1400 on a new one. Also today, my dryer started to smoke and almost caught my clothes on fire. There goes another $1000. FML
Today, I’m finally on the very expensive dream trip I’ve been planning for months and… I have a debilitating migraine that’s making me bed-ridden. FML
Today, my dryer was finally repaired after not working for over a month. I did one load of laundry and my washer stopped working. Another day, another $400+ repair bill. FML
Today, while vacationing in Mexico, the Airbnb we were supposed to check into today for 3 weeks just called to say that due to a broken water pipe, they're unable to host us. We're supposed to check out of our current stay in an hour. FML
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a1f0sff 25
Get a fan and go on your vacation.
Emma Marshall 19
So? Go on your vacation and fix the air con later. If you really need to
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Comments (34)
thatslifeiguess7 16
why I had a home warranty
Luke16eirb7deneuwn1 20
Well it certainly is possible to live without an ac...
purplemonkey 7
1) If you don’t already you should get a home warranty because it helps with appliances, pipes and electrical stuff depending on the coverage you opt for 2) check home advisor for a replacement ac unit. I have found it to be a good resource for finding people willing to work within my budget and you could find someone with a used ac that they are willing to part with cheaply. 3) To avoid being surprised by failure in the future you can know about the unit having issues before it dies by having someone to check it usually catch that kind of stuff do a 6 month or yearly cleaning. (You can save by finding a place that covers both with a membership) You can also catch on that something may be hinkey if the filter gets clogged and needs to be changed more than once a month (or every 3 months depending on recommend brand usage) Also for people surprised that an ac unit would cost 7k that is actually on the lower end of the spectrum for a single family home unit they last for decades. I know I went on for a while but I live in Arizona where not having a working ac unit can be life threatening in the summer months.
Lobby_Bee 18
I would suggest fixing your AC first, home should always come first.
dexter420 21
Get a lot of fans and open some windows
Suzanne Butler 8
Just get a window air conditioner or live without it
julfunky 29
I honestly don’t get all these “just open a window and get a fan” people. This past weekend we had a heat advisory — 90 degrees with a humidity of about 65%. Fans and open windows doesn’t make it comfortable, it just keeps it from getting worse than outside. There is NO vacation more important to me than having air conditioning during those types of days. Being hot sucks.
Kruxon 11
Yea yea.. we had 107.6F° with 75% humidity, So hot that we've got a week off.. so this week I'm probably enjoying myself in my room.. not going outside, cause it burns..
Droplet20 8
keep it cool, and keep dreaming! FYL
Lora Wood 11
I just put in total system last year 16 SEER for 2400 sq ft $3500. That included labor.
cdgrayson 21
As an HVAC professional I would say $7000 is on the high end. But I say that not knowing what needs to be done exactly. Definitely shop around, but keep in mind sometimes you get what you pay for!