It’s 6:30 PM now, sitting here with the instruction guide for my brand new Kenmore Room Air Conditioner. Got it on sale at sears. Not sure about anything other than it has a remote control and I have no real clue about how to get it from the box and into the window.
I’m actually reading the instructions, which is scary, because my little eyes begin to glaze over at the thought of anything to do with this installation. Mind you, I can put expansion cards in my computer or have done just about any sort of upgrade you can think of to computers over the years, but the trying to do anything non-computer and mechanical has always been beyond me. My little brain freezes with putting things together and I end up having to hire someone to do it or resort to my brother in law or my dad having do it.
Right now all I know is that the air conditioner is cool because it has that remote control and that Sears will clean it for me when it stops working next spring. That’s two whole steps up from my old air conditioner — which I got on sale at Wal-Mart a couple of years back — it was one of those now passe remote control-free models and well, if I tried to take the thing back to Wal-Mart to repair it I have the feeling the only response would be “you bought it, you broke it, go away.” It was a floor model after all. I mean buy one of those and it’s like you’re sure to give up any claims to warranties or damages when it electrocutes you while you sleep.
I harbor serious fears over mechanical appliances anyway. Anything that saws, cuts, drills or presses tends to scare the heck out of me. Heck, it took my best friend’s calming voice to guide me through putting my expansion hard drive in for this system after I needed to use ::gasp:: you know like screwdrivers and stuff to put it in. I’m half serious, but I am scarred for life because of an encounter with a table saw in Jr. high, which, if anyone cares to hear the story, I’ll share one day. It’s why my right thumbprint is basically scar tissue.
Oh, while I’m thinking of it, Sears is heavily discounting Sega Dreamcast software. Picked up “Sliver,” “Ready 2 Rumble” and “Midway’s Greatest Arcade Hits Volume 1” for DC for $10 each. Grab them while you can get them because there’s some amazing prices for some great games out there.
Take care,
k9