You know my brand new air conditioner–the one I was griping about yesterday because it didn’t work? I called the heating and cooling people today and they sent someone right out to look at it. I wasn’t home, of course–I was at work. But the key was in a lockbox for the other chaos going on around here, so they could let themselves in. Which they did. Only to discover that there is nothing wrong with my air conditioner.
Huh?
So I turned it on when I got home. It works, no problem. I don’t get it. I called to apologize for dragging them out here and explained all the steps I’d taken and that after two hours last night it still hadn’t kicked in. But hey, at least it works, the guy and I both decided. After I hung up, it occurred to me that perhaps there was a switch somewhere I don’t know about, and I’d better ask so I don’t have problems again. So I called back. Nope, no switch, but they’ll have the tech call me tomorrow.
I hesitated on having the tech call me. I already feel like the crazy lady who doesn’t know how to turn on her air conditioner. I swear I didn’t do anything different than what I’ve always done to turn on my air conditioner, though. I even tried a couple of times. I just don’t get it.
In other news, when I got home, I discovered the roofers have completely flattened a section of one of my native plant plots. Sigh. Most of it will likely be ok, but they did trample one of the plants I put in this spring. A plant with amazingly purple flowers that I planned to photograph and share here. A plant that, since it wasn’t established yet, is probably dead now that it’s flat as a pancake.
My builder said he told them to be careful of my plots. Clearly they weren’t. I’m not going to complain, though. I think it’s just one of the things that happens with home construction. Stuff breaks or gets flattened. Better to accept that than to have a conniption fit every time I have workers out here, which is going to be a lot over the next few years.
At least I was smart, and I’ve done very little landscaping. The last step in my outside renovations is to regrade around the house. By then, roof, siding, windows, and driveway will all have been replaced. Only then will I do any serious planting around the house. At that point, I’ll probably turn into the crotchety homeowner who yells at kids to get off her lawn. Just kidding. Native plants do seem to be rather hardy, for the most part, which is why I’m not too stressed about it.
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