A/C Blues

[kybearfuzz]

Before the rant, big happy birthday wishes to book_of_daniel! Enjoy your 29th again! :)

So after having trouble with the leaking A/C unit the other night, I called for a guy to come in and check out the unit. He was referred to me by a coworker who says he did good work for her.

Well, he just left. Here's the possibilities with my 33 year old A/C unit.

• Replace the evaporator coil for $800.
  
• Get a whole new unit for $4,700.

With the age of my current system, the $800 patch job will likely only be a temporary fix if something new breaks. The new unit will cost a hell of a lot more, but comes with a 10-year warranty and will cut my electric bill down. And I likely will have to get a new unit if the old system breaks some other way.

So I'm strongly leaning toward the new system. While I'm not terribly happy, this isn't going to crush me. I save quite a bit. My sibs all drive expensive vehicles and buy unneeded things for their kids, I try to be practical. The reason I put money in my savings is so when these sorts of crushing costs hit, I'm not devastated. Wow... I'm boring.

When did I get so old?

Comments

[martini-tim.livejournal.com]

I think it's great that you are practical and save for such emergencies. Our country would be in a better place if more people were like you, instead of buying luxury goods and houses beyond their means, and then crying to the government for assistance when an unexpected cost occurs.

You aren't old. *I* am old.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

Thanks handsome!

And who is old?? You're what? 29??

[mort-83.livejournal.com]

*we* are old.

I second the motion from my colleague from California. I do the same thing.