Oh Nooooooo

Got up yesterday and took pictures of my little town in the misty morning, because it was going to be a bastardly hot day soon enough and I'd have no interest in being out in it. But I did struggle up the stairs with the window unit, the new one from last year to replace the wheezing, wimpy old one, the new one that has the wonderful timer that saves energy while allowing the cat and you to be comfortable when you need the comfort. Struggled up the stairs, bruising my thighs, hurting my stomach, straining my arms, my hands freezing into claws on the damn thing. Wrestle it into the window, sliding the louvery things around, and finally, panting miserably in a puddle of sweat, I'm done.

Today I turned it on for the first time in the morning. Looked for the timer.

No timer.

Unreality sets in.

And then reality sets in.

I brought up the old air conditioner yesterday.

Sigh.