The temperature in my apartment has hovered between 78 and 82 degrees for about the last week or so. I turned on the AC and nothing happened. So, thinking that there must be some sort of mechanical problem I called the maintenance people for my apartment complex to see if the problem can be fixed.
It would seem that there is no problem. Rather, all of the AC units for the apartment complex are switched off until a time deemed appropriate by management. They told me that it has not been hot enough for a long enough period of time for them to turn on the air conditioning.
The temperature must be above 80 degrees outside for three consecutive days for them to turn on the AC. Fuck Sunday and the fact that it didn’t break 80 that day. Fuck my apartment for being all sunny and hot. When I wake up in the morning I am covered in sweat. Fuck sweaty balls!
I understand that utilities are included in the rent that I pay every month, and that the apartment management feel the need to control costs in any way they can. However, I feel that if I am paying $1000 every month I should at least be able to cool down my apartment when I wake up covered in sweat at 4 in the morning.
Perhaps it is asking for too much for the temperature in my apartment to be below 80 degrees, but I DON"T CARE! It is unpleasant and I want it to be cooler!
Let me tell you something…if I were paying $1000/month rent, I would be DAMN sure to have complete climate control. Hell, for that kind of money they should have people who come up to the apartment with giant palm fronds and fan you manually…
You live in Arlington. Near DC. You’re supposed to have insane rent. But the OP’s in Kansas City. Still, me and two roommates, back when I lived with other people (herafter referred to as the “dark times”) paid a bit over $800 a month for a three-bedroom, broken-down tiny student apartment, with utilities included. $1000 isn’t so bad. I’m surprised that you can live that cheaply in Arlington.
I’m in Arlington as well and pay about the same. I have absolutely no control over the temperature in my unit. I’ve found that places where the utilities are included give you no say, whereas places in which you pay utlilities seperately let you do whatever you want.
I pay $1000/month for a 2 bedroom, 2 bath apartment. That is a little bit high for much of KC, but there are also areas of the metro area where this would be average.
I have toyed with the idea of buying a window AC unit, but I don’t really want to pay for one…so therein lies my dilemma.
I seem to recall an episode of The Simpsons where some manner of crude tent was attached to an open refrigerator in order to cool down Bart and Homer. I am sure I am crafty enough to fashion some form of crude tent. Now, if I can cram both my computer and TV in with me, I may have a workable temporary solution.
What bad has ever come from imitating The Simpsons?
Wow. You must live in one DAMNED expensive part of KC. Where the hell are you?
Other than living ON the plaza (i.e: inside barnes and noble), I can’t think of an area that would be nearly that expensive * and * not give you control over your climate.
The temperature in your apartment is eighty-freaking-two degrees and you’re gonna make fridge tent? Lordy, just go put on a tank top and shorts or something…
[Vernon Howard]
“Just as a cooling breeze flows through an open window on a hot day, your part is to open the windows of your mind” and stop pumping CFC’s into the atmosphere.
[/Vernon Howard]
Further adding to the weakness of my rant, I have no idea. I will check on that when I get home this evening.
I have tried opening windows to allow a breeze to blow through. However, the windows in my apartment are so shitty that they barely open and do not allow much air movement at all. I have several fans going, and still I wake up in the morning with a bad case of Sweaty Balls.
I realize that in the grand scheme of things the temperature in my apartment being 82 degrees is a rather mild discomfort, but it still bothers me and I don’t like it one bit!
Not necessarily just a mild discomfort depending on who it is…
82 degrees for me is dangerous. I have multiple sclerosis and heat can lead to an exacerbation which would lead to more neurological damage.
People who are harshly criticizing the op really need to realize that their subjective view on the ability of people to tolerate temperature changes is affected by multiple variables. Just because one person doesn’t find 82 degrees hot doesn’t mean another isn’t genuinely suffering under that same heat.
It strikes me in this thread as well as many others, people would do well to realize that many issues are highly subjective with no objective answer being available.
I now return you to your normally scheduled half-baked criticisms and mean spirited jibes interspersed with rare glimpses actual courtesy and human kindness.
As soon as I read, “… they won’t turn on the AC…”, I just knew the OP was living in an all-bills-paid apartment.
That’s exactly why I stopped looking for ABP apartments. I grew to dread fall and spring, because I knew there would be weeks in each of those seasons where the temperature fluctuated faster than the apartment management would be willing to cool/heat my apartment. As a result, I’d either swelter or freeze. Personally, I’d always rather be too cold- when you’re hot, there’s only so much clothing you can take off, but when it’s cold, you can always throw on extra blankets.
I was told once that it wasn’t that they didn’t want to switch it over, but that it wasn’t physically possible- they used water, run through pipes, to provide the AC/heating, and it took three days for the water to be swapped.
