I Didn’t Have AC All Night and I Didn’t Sleep
I never knew how much I needed my air conditioning until I was left without it.
I’d gone out of town for a business trip and when I returned, the AC wasn’t working. Unfortunately, I didn’t get home until later in the evening. None of the local HVAC companies were open. Instead, I called the emergency line for one of the HVAC companies I’d done business with in the past and told them about my situation. I know I sounded really desperate, because it was 80 degrees outside and I had no AC. The guy on the phone assured me that I’d be the first house they visited in the morning. That night was one of the worst nights of my life and I don’t even know why I tried sleeping. I turned on the ceiling fan above my bed, but it didn’t help much. All it did was push around the hot and humid air. I even opened the windows and prayed for a nice breeze to come through. The air was stagnant. By the time 8am rolled around, I was anxiously waiting for the HVAC technician to show up at my house. I opened the door and the HVAC technician could tell that I hadn’t slept. He jokingly commented on the bags under my eyes and assured me that he’d get my AC system up and running again. I was grateful when I could finally feel the cool air coming through the air vents. I fell asleep as soon as the HVAC technician left.