Hot and Bothered

The air conditioner (A.C.) at my house has been broken for about a month.

SNAFU #1:  It broke during the hottest time of the year, and during the period when temperatures were hotter than average, and for a longer period of time than average.

SNAFU #2:  Repair company couldn't make their (first) visit for 1.5 weeks.

SNAFU #3:  Technician did not fix the problem.  It wasn't the filthy filter.  It wasn't the wiring.  It wasn't the (flux) capacitor.  Ergo, it must be the condenser.

SNAFU #4:  Replacing the condenser is expensive.  Condensers are not stocked on the repair trucks because they are proprietary parts for each unit.  (In other words, each one is different.)  Ergo, the A.C. is still broken.  Ergo, he will have to come back.

SNAFU #5:  Return visit was not set up with me, so my mobile phone "blew up" (to use the vernacular) yesterday morning.  During my lunch break, I called to find out why someone kept calling me & found out, "The technicians are at your house," and need to be let inside.  Ergo, I must leave work, unpaid, because I had no notice of the visit.

SNAFU #6:  I arrived home and was immediately told by the technicians, "They gave us the wrong condenser."  Ergo, the A.C. is still broken.  Ergo, they will have to come back.  Ergo, I will lose more time at work.

Now you understand why I'm hot under the collar.