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I Installed the Window Fan

 

Beating the heat

Here in the City by the Inland Sea, we got some unseasonal warm and humid weather. While installing a window air-conditioner and the electricity is included in my rent, I don't own one, and I found out I didn't need one.

I moved into my studio apartment on August 15, 2019. I have a three-speed overhead fan and windows that face both north and west that help with cross ventilation. The neighboring buildings cut down on winds from those directions. When I moved in, I was short on cash, so instead of an air conditioner, I purchased a twin-blade box window fan. Viola! I also invested in one of those tabletop air conditioners, which I believe Hi-tech version of a swamp cooler. Tis all I needed.

Returning to our weather, I got the fan out from under the bed and put it in the window. Let me refine that process a little. Putting the fan in the window is not a big deal. Moving the Printer/Fax/Copier/Scanner, the desk, and all of the electrical cords for said Printer, etc., computer monitors, desk lamp, router, Alexa's house, desk fan, and accessories is a bitch.

So when the unusually high temperature, densely humid air moved out to plague Canada and upstate New York: it was replaced by frigid, damp weather. Was it worth it to reverse the process for the two days the cool front would hang around? I did not. I must admit sitting at my desk and fending off the draft that seeped n around the fan housing with a lap blanket was kind of discouraging. I had already changed from my shorts to sweatpants and a t-shirt to a sweatshirt. I was trying to remember if I had a pair of golf gloves because my fingers were freezing.

Heading back to the Valley

I am going to pay a short visit to the Valley. The Expansion Band is returning as featured entertainment for a Lake Winnebago Fishing Tournament on June 19th.

Char and Bob Van Asten are putting me up for the weekend.

My good friend and discussion mate, Larry K, is driving me up on Thursday, so I might attend a rehearsal for the event. I'm looking forward to visiting with old friends and playing my harps with my favorite musicians. (Well, maybe right after Tina Turner. Wait, Sara Bareillles, Bonne Rait, Tony Bennett, James Taylor... )OKAY, The Expansion is very high on an illustrious list, and they let me play with them.

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