When I was young, I was lucky that I had a window A/C unit in my bedroom.
My parents actually didn’t even buy it for me, I found it at a dumpster and cleaned it up really good.
I was happy when the window A/C unit worked without any problems. My father thought maybe it was an energy hog and so he watched the energy bills closely when I used the window A/C unit. Well, the one day I came home from school, I couldn’t wait to crank on the window A/C unit and get started on my homework. There’s something about just relaxing in my room with the cooling unit blasting away that gives me comfort. I actually don’t mind studying and doing homework so long as I have the right temperature control settings. I was happy when I turned on the window A/C unit, but then the power shut off. I thought the power might come back on within the hour, but I was wrong. The power just stayed off for a long time. Evidently, there was a major problem at the power plant and we were stuck without power for a whole week! This was a problem because we couldn’t use the HVAC system or any other electrical appliances. All the food went bad in the fridge so we had to mostly drink water and eat canned foods. The thing that bothered me the most was that there was no A/C for a whole week. It was like torture trying to do my school work. It definitely was one of the worst weeks in my childhood.