Off the Mark by Mark Parisi for June 08, 2021

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It’s freon weekends!

Yep, some of those window units weigh a ton, so you’re going to need help!!!

They always wants you to buy ADitional stuff.

Portable air conditioners… About as portable as a 1970s portable color television.

Am I over-interpreting this?

1. The inexpensive air conditioners I’ve seen online are the same ones “as seen on TV!” in infomercials.

2. The ads are at best exaggerations of what the product is and what it can do. It’s almost invariably a device that “cools” air by blowing it over a wet cloth or through a wet filter. In other words, it “works,” but not nearly as well as advertised.

3. Chiropractic therapy is regarded in the medical world as possibly being helpful in treating some aches-and-pains types of disorder. But some practitioners make claims to treat or even cure a host of organic disorders, including those of viral and bacterial origin. Which is to say that some chiropractors are ethical folk who can help in certain situations… but some are simply quacks.

4. In other words, whether the product (an air conditioner) or the service (chiropractic treatment) is a good thing or a scam depends on the claims made by the seller.

5. Online, commodities of a feather flock together. Ads for legitimate offerings often summon up other ads for worthwhile products… and junk offerings are aggregated with other junk offerings.

We just replaced our window units with portable A/Cs. Oh, what a relief it is!!

Another reason to splurge on central ac.

They also bought carpentry services after they destroyed the window sill getting it installed.

I posted this My 22nd on my FB "When is curbside delivery not curbside delivery? Well…today. So I bought an A/C on-line from a large big-box store in Framingham. My last A/C was turned into a bee’s nest bed-and-breakfast so I had to let it go…literally…(I lowered it down from the 2nd story as far as the cord would allow and then I dropped it to the pine bark mulch below.) So I bought the A/C and I swear to G-dash-d that it said curbside delivery. So I went to the Pickup place within the store that begins with a W. A short but stout woman disappeared to the back area. I figured some 18 year old lummox would appear and say “Where you pahked?” But no, the cattle rustler woman had it in her hand and she handed it to me. All 60-70 pounds of it in a large, wide box. Now the Pickup place is at least half a football field from the front of the store and because there are no slots for Curbside pickup, my car was another 20 yards away. The fact that my spine didn’t snap or my heart seize in the 90 degree heat is beyond me. All I know is the whole experience was a big ball of SUCK."

Been there done that, wrenching shoulder putting in _____ air conditioner.

How about, once you lift a heavy air conditioner you will need a chiropractor to fix your back?

Oh, yeah! Priceless! Thanks for the laugh. Great way to start a day.

Finally, a practical ‘you may also want’.

There may be a second reason for a chiropractor, in addition to the hoisting those window-mount monsters in place. After working up a sweat installing the A/C you doze off under the refreshing blast of cold air. A couple hours later you wake up with cold, tight muscles trying to twist your skeleton every which way.

Yep… The air conditioner makes my joints a mess. But I need it because the heat is unbelievable.

My cousin just brought an AC unit to my apartment last night. he and my son put it in. OMG! What a relief.