Have you ever had a really bad day, when nothing seems to be going right no matter how hard you’re trying? Obviously I have, and sometimes my losing streaks last much longer than a day or two.
For weeks last summer I had terrible luck; everything I touched seemed to go down the toilet.
First I got in a car accident, then I had unexpected medical bills, and finally my brand new house’s AC unit went out completely. I had just moved into my new home and was so excited for the change in environment and new possibilities, until I got home from work one day and found out that it was 95 degrees inside. I was new to operating this digital thermostat, so it took me a few moments of pressing random buttons before I realized that the central cooling unit was not going to respond. I went out and checked on the big piece of AC machinery, but with such limited knowledge about air conditioners, I had no idea what I was even looking for. I eventually gave in and opened up the yellowpages to find a heating and cooling service nearby, but the closest one was more than 20 miles away! It took the entire day before one of their cooling specialists could make it on site. When he arrived it didn’t sound promising, he made lots of disgruntled sounds before telling me that the entire AC would have to be replaced. So much for my great new house – I’ve already dumped a thousand dollars into it by now!