I will never ever ever live in a pre war building ever again!

I feel like Scarlet O'Hara in front of the sunset pre intermission as she scrapes the earth in her hands and says, "I will never go hungry again!"

My pre war Park Ave. flat has no central air and to add insult to injury, one has to get an air conditioner that's through the window so the back half doesn't protrude and 'deface' the building. What a bunch of hog wash bullshit. I can't just go to PC Richards and grab something. It had to be ordered online and took 2 weeks. That was 2 yrs. ago after the lemon that I got the first year died.

So, I got home tonight from another meaningless glimmer night and I was watching TV before I planned to doze off. I turn on my air conditioner, remote, frigidaire, and the lights go dark then I hear this cranky sound from my through the window ac, re: the second one in 3 yrs. and it dies. I was fckn beside myself. The LAST thing I need is a major inconvenience like heat and humidity.

So after fidgeting with the whole thing for 15 mins., I turn to NY1 channel to see the weather forecast for the next week. Another heat wave? Fortunately no. Then I dig up my ac receipt and warranty. Funny. I don't keep tax records nor any records but I do have my ac receipt. After the first ac died. I learned that that's one record that I will keep.

To make the long story short, my ac is working again. Miraculous. What appeared to have happend is that the powersurge extension cord that I had my ac cord on overloaded somehow. So, I replugged it. Btw, it was not as simple as that since, I tried that first and it didn't work the first time. It just happened that I tried it again with my sanity running dry in a desperate redundant move. Anyway, the whole ordeal and the fright of not having ac for DAYS while I arranged repair and got repair was truly horrifying!

I know that people are sucking on rocks to survive (in Ethiopia), actually not that bad, they eat tree barks and thousands are in camps in Darfur, etc. So my petite drama pales in comparison to any true problems. But I have to say that spending at least $6,000 a month (rent, bills, cabs, drinks, food, etc.) in this city, I deserve at least air conditioning and I am never ever EVER going to live without central air ever again.

I got this place because I was sick of paying astronomical rent. But soon (not soon enough, scheduled for completion in Aug./Sep.), I will be moving to my new place downtown. Not only does the place have central air, it has washer/dryer for clothes in the apt., iPod distribution throughout the place preinstalled, a separate shower and bath tub, and a spearate bathroom for guests, health club downstairs, and personal storage for Fresh Direct in the storage level. I can't wait.

Furthermore, I can't wait until some building, at somepoint, has an ATM IN the apt. either in the bathroom or next to the washer and dryer.