Last summer was unusually hot and humid.
The weather warmed up a lot earlier than usual and our local area set records for high temperatures.
While we’d always been content with box fans and open windows, they weren’t enough to combat the weather conditions. The house quickly became overheated and uncomfortable. It was impossible to sleep soundly at night. My whole family was constantly sweaty, feeling lethargic and taking cold showers. I decided to buy window air conditioners for each of the bedrooms. I checked every one of the large home improvement stores, but they were totally sold out of cooling units. I visited all of the smaller, locally owned hardware stores and they didn’t even have any box fans left. I tried ordering air conditioners online but the estimated time of arrival was at least three weeks away. Most of the country was experiencing a heatwave and air conditioners were very hard to come by. I finally called all of the local HVAC contractors until I found one that was willing to install central air conditioning in my home that same week. It cost me a fortune to rush the process but I was willing to pay just about anything. To finally have access to a perfectly cool and comfortable home was such a relief. The improvement was amazing. I was unhappy when the fall weather arrived and dreaded the long cold winter. I looked forward to another hot summer and all of the benefits of central air conditioning. However, this current summer is nothing like last year. The weather is chilly, rainy and just awful.