In 1992, Bill Clinton was elected. Johnny Carson signed off as host of The Tonight Show. "The Silence of the Lambs" won Best Picture. And my AC was born.
They say a dog is a man's best friend. In Florida, that's debatable. As a Mainer living in Tampa Bay, my AC is my best friend. And today I said farewell to the original 27 year old air conditioning unit that came with a condo I bought in Clearwater a few years ago. It was an eyesore. It sat in a 6 pack of AC's outside my place next to the ones owned by my neighbors.
I'm sure they all made fun of it. It was ugly. It was rusting. It was bent in places that shouldn't be bent. But darn it, it worked. It spun its fan proudly next to those shiny new ACs my neighbors have. It didn't worry about its appearance. It was there to work. But after a recent battle with Tampa Bay lightning (not the Stamkos one), it took its final breath. Goodbye old friend.
The hurse, in the form of my AC repairman's van, is ready to take it away.
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This will probably will be turned into 200 Coca Cola cans by Monday.
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She had beautiful curves, didn't she?
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Oh sure that looks sanitary.
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Its favorite resting place... well its only resting place... sits empty.
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For her age, I think she’s pretty.
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I'm sure I have some incurable disease breathing the air that came through this thing.
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Last but not least, I bid farewell to this dinosaur. I'm pretty sure the one at The Brady Bunch house is identical.
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