Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Tempeste Feel the Heat

~ John W. Howell

“Hey, Tempeste. Does it seem warm in here?”

“Now that you mention it, yes, it does feel warm.”

“I wonder what’s going on?”

“Maybe Dad forgot to turn on the A/C.”

“Hey, Dad. Did you forget the A/C?”

“No, Twiggy. In fact, it isn’t working.”

“How can that be? It’s brand new.”

“I wish I could tell you. I have a call into the company.”

Tempeste, it looks like we are in for some discomfort.”

“Yeah, I heard. How hot is it?”

Hot enough to convince me not to move around too fast.”

“It’s over 80 degrees in here, Tempeste.”

“Thanks, Dad. I think.”

“Over 80F (26.6 C)  degrees? That is not even civilized.”

“I agree. What are we going to do about it?”

“There’s not much we can do, except try to stay cool.”

“How on Earth do we do that in an oven?”

“I am fresh out of ideas.”

“I wonder if Mom can rustle up some ice cubes.”

“I think that would help, but Mom’s at the store.”

“Staying cool, I suppose.”

“I hope so.”

“She should take us with her.”

 

122 thoughts on “Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Tempeste Feel the Heat”

        1. I have a feeling they really don’t care. I got a call yesterday from someone in the office who said they have a process, and it may or may not get here even though the tech said he would be back with the part today. So the process is what is important, not the customer.

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  4. This is the first week I’ve heard one of my neighbor’s AC units humming. I’ve managed to stave that off for the time being, but summer’s coming. If the wait for your part’s going to be long, do what I did when a unique part for my car was scheduled to arrive in ‘who knows.’ I got online with the part number and found one in Olathe, Kansas. I also discovered that Toyota dealers are limited to looking for parts in the dealership’s specific area; they weren’t allowed to look nationwide.

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      1. I sure did. That’s how I found out how their organization structure is arranged. I’d already been visiting the parts department in person on a regular basis, so it was great fun to go in and tell them I had the part. It had beenovernighted, and I had it in my hand.

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  11. So sorry to hear that. I hope the part comes in fast and all is covered by the warranty. (I’ve had the AC on for weeks now. I’d probably be in a hotel if it broke, though that would be interesting with Lucky.) Sending ear scratches and ice cubes to the girls.

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  13. Sorry to hear about your discomfort, ladies. Is it cooler outside?

    We are enjoying temps in the 80s here – completely unusual for this time of year, more normal for late April.

    If you roll over, I’ll rub your bellies!

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  18. Oh, gee, don’t you just hate that?? We’ve still got lots of winter left here, so if the girls are in a pinch for some “air conditioning,” send ’em up! Monk and I would enjoy the company (though we’re supposed to hit 70 this weekend, ha!) Hang in there, John — fingers crossed it’s repaired soon!

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  23. If I had any way of blowing down some of our wintry temps your way, I would. We just bought a heat pump this fall (more environment friendly, better AC in summer) and of course the day it turned 7 degrees, it stopped working. I will say that the company responded within hours. But I’m afraid of what happens the first hot hot day. Stay cooooool.

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  30. Hi John, Apart from feeling a bit hot under all your collars, how do you keep your home so ‘hospital clean’ with two little dogs? You can send your cleaner around to me any time!! (As I live in Spain, though. . .I have second thoughts – where is that brush and pan?!) All the best. Joy Lennick

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    1. Hi joy. Thank you for the lovely comment. We have a robot cleaner, so the floors get mopped and vacuumed once a week. The sofa covers are lifesavers and are easily washed as well. We would love to see our sofa without covers, but as you can imagine, that is impossible with these two. 😊

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  31. Oh dear. Why do these things break when you really need them? Maybe you guys will get some ice cubes when your mom comes home. I see you’re not moving too fast, that’s good. Mom had to put the fireplace on yesterday as it was a rainy cold day. We stayed in front of it all day! Dot & Lia 🐶🐶

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  33. Poor pups. I’m so sorry they’re struggling with the heat. I hope you get your A/C fixed quickly. It’s crazy how things break down today. We just spent a week and a half without our refrigerator (fortunately we have a spare), until a new one could get here.

    Stay cool, John. In my area, we are still using heat!

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