“The other air conditioner went out,” I greeted my husband glumly Friday as he came in to a warm house. That made both of our 220 a/cs that had quit in two days. Recently the hot water heater had to be replaced, and just last week he had repaired our garbage disposal that had stopped working. What next? Well, at least we still had a 110 room air conditioner in the bedroom to keep us cool at night.
The next day Howard announced, “I’ll call Walmart and see if I can get another small unit, at least until we can get the others fixed or replaced.” He called, but they had no air conditioners. Apparently there had been a run on them, and they said they weren’t getting anymore in. “I’ll call Blackwell,“ he said picking up the phone again. They didn’t have any, and neither did any of the other Walmart stores he contacted in neighboring towns.
“What about other hardware or appliance stores?” I suggested. Our options were a bit limited in our small town, but then he remembered Sears, who has a small retail store here, dealing mostly in lawn and garden, electronics and appliances.
“They said they have one left!” Howard announced when he hung up. And it’s at good price, too!” He was jubilant. “Thank the Lord! We’d better go get it now,” he said, grabbing his car keys. Turns out a customer from Tulsa had bought it a couple of days ago, decided it wasn’t what she wanted and returned it. That’s why they had discounted it, but it was brand new with a warranty.
We were a little undecided as to where to put it for maximum effect, but we found the perfect spot in the living room for the sleek, unobtrusive unit with a black LCD display screen and a remote control. Now the house is perfectly comfortable, with the help of a couple of fans. Yes, thank you, Lord, who supplies all our needs "according to His riches in Glory"!
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