Crazy uncle’s a/c broke down
I am the go to guy for small apartment repairs in the family.
I know I have just always been handy with tools and figuring out how stuff works.
I absolutely don’t mind helping out the rest of the family from time to time and they usually know what is on my level and what they need to call out a professional for. They also usually wait until normal waking hours before calling me, however but last evening I got a call from my uncle at 2 am. It seems his a/c had stopped working and he wanted me to come and see if I could repair it. I have never gotten along well with this uncle, he is a bit of a loudmouth and has strong political opinions and I just don’t like being around him, however nonetheless, I said I would come and take a look in the morning, but he called again at 7 am and wanted to know when I was coming over and then he complained about being hot all evening with no a/c, as if that was my fault. I made it to his apartment about two hours later and started looking around his Heating, Ventilation and A/C unit. It appeared to me that the compressor was seized up. I found another compressor online and told him the cost. He wanted me to pay for it! He said, “Well this is your show.” I told him that, genuinely they don’t make the compressor he needs anymore and he will have to call out the air conditioning professionals. He said he was thrilled he didn’t buy the compressor that was the wrong fit and that I am what is wrong with young people. I actually dodged a bullet here.