When
it rains it pours. Dealing with our health issues has dominated most of our
time over the past couple years… and things are getting progressively worse. I have tried to
push all the negative aside, and dwell on the good and be grateful for these
riches... because they are what truly matters. But now other problems are seeping
into our daily living... making optimism difficult at best. First... the bad luck in
recent days. My hubby’s old van finally bit the dust. It will cost more to fix
it than buy another one. Since we have the money for neither… we have become a
one vehicle family, using my van, only. It’s been complicated coordinating our
schedules for doctor appointments & such, but it’s getting easier. So we are none the worse for wear, because
of the inconvenience. Just as we were settling into a new routine, dealing the
hand we’ve been dealt about the van.. more BAD news struck. Our air conditioning unit, just stopped working. My hubby has COPD…
so the very high temps and humidity we have had recently… has made his breathing
more difficult than usual because of the air conditioner being kaput. So we
called a couple folks out to give it a look-see. And as if on cue... they said, they couldn't fix it. Because it’s so old, the parts can’t be replaced because they don’t make ‘em anymore. But the real issue is… since it somehow connects to the furnace, that is what really
needs to be replaced. That makes it totally cost prohibitive, period. New
furnaces are NOT cheap. Throw in an air conditioner... and there is no way we can afford that on Social Security, alone. So add another sucker punch to the mix. At first we
had a zillion fans blowing around hot air in the daytime. But in the evening, though… we learned when the temps
drop, to open the windows... filling the rooms with the outside, cooler air. And now we shut them in the morning before the
temps rise… trapping the coolness
inside. Amazingly it works. Reminds us of being kids. We both grew up in houses without air conditioners. It's NOT the end of the world. But not to worry… I
have my own personal handheld air conditioning device. I used a similar one as a youngster and am using one now. Showed my hubby the comfort of such a thing. Only cost $1 at The Dollar Tree. Back in the day, we muddled through to adulthood just fine without air conditioning. And I'm sure... with this current scenario... we'll do it again. Autumn is almost here, then winter . Won't be many more HOT HOT days. Do you have air conditioning? Ever been without it???
You should NEVER take
anything for granted.
