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[camwyn]

Okay, so, everyone else seems to be commenting on the SixApart stuff over fandom and pro-ana and all of those other things, so I'm not even going to bother doing it myself. It's annoying, and it's some horrible customer service, but I'm dealing with too many other things to work myself into a lather over it. I know there's slippery slopery involved according to some views and 'nearly everything that fandom does is technically illegal under US copyright law' according to others, but... I've got a job to deal with, I've got a bad sunburn from last week that's got me peeling like an onion, and I've got a cat who expresses his disdain for improperly cleaned litterboxes by peeing directly in front of them instead of actually trying to use them. I've got a sinus infection that won't let go, a family picnic with roughly a hundred of my father's relatives (I'm not exaggerating- he's got seven living brothers and sisters, and his dad had multiple siblings who've all spawned multiple times themselves) on Saturday, and a new pastor at the local Lutheran church that I have yet to meet. Pretty much any one of these items is a higher priority for me than LJ's people having the customer service skills of Gonk the Droid from the Jawa crawler in ANH.

That being said, I HAS AN A/C. daniidebrabant helped me get one that actually fit my window and was suited to a 500 square foot apartment. It's actually rated for 642 square feet, but my ceilings are around thirteen feet high and I'm directly under the building roof, plus my windows face south, so the only way it could get much warmer in my apartment is if the person in 3B was a Zoroastrian fire worshipper who celebrated religious services indoors on a regular basis. The new a/c works marvellously and I shall love it and cuddle it and replace its filter a lot. It also has air cleaning built into it, so even when I have the temperature control switched off I leave that on. It can't hurt, I figure.

Comments

[sdelmonte]

Which cat?

Good luck with the new pastor and the picnic.

And WOOT on the A/C.

[camwyn]

Shula. Tiki doesn't care, but if the litterbox isn't clean enough to suit Shula he walks a few feet away and piddles there instead.

[ebony14.livejournal.com]

See, this is the difference between the Northeast and the South. In the Northeast, you celebrate the fact that you have AC. In the South, we scream about the AC going out. 'Cause, you know, in Texas, Central Air is a survival requirement.

[camwyn]

I have no clue how people survived in the American South without a/c for as long as they did. Willis Carrier is a GOD.

[ygrane.livejournal.com]

A lot of people didn't. It's still not uncommon for people to die of heatstroke and sun poisoning, even in places as far north as Chicago.

[blackjack-svr.livejournal.com]

Actually, heat is by far the biggest killer of all weather events. Almost twice that of hurricanes in the last five years, which came in second.

I live in Florida, and I can't imagine life without A/C. Nobody goes outside any more than they have to during the summer, unless it's to go to the beach.. but many people avoid even that, citing that it's too hot. Seriously, the sand can burn the skin off your feet if you're not careful.

[adiva_calandia]

NO KIDDING.

My wanderings in Oklahoma City basically consisted of scuttling from one air conditioned establishment to another.

[mephron]

the only way it could get much warmer in my apartment is if the person in 3B was a Zoroastrian fire worshipper who celebrated religious services indoors on a regular basis

You manage to come up with some of the most insane metaphorical bridges.

[camwyn]

What metaphor? Heat rises. Fire generates heat.

[mephron]

simile?

imagery?

It's Thursday and I had an Insomnia night. The fact I can string sentences together at all is cause for celebration in at least three eastern European countries.

[camwyn]

Aha, gotcha. Speaking of insanity, Spoon's tagged in on Operation Dirt Nap.

[mephron]

Great, I'll go poke over.

[miriyami.livejournal.com]

Hey...

For the extremely picky cat, I recommend this (http://www.litter-robot.com/). I have it, and as long as I clean out the drawer every couple days and keep it fed with clumping litter, it cycles properly after every use, leaving an always-clean litter box.

Also, to make sure that your cat doesn't get scared of it and not want to use it for the first month or so, read the section of the website and the manual on accustoming your cat to the new box, especially the thing about using it unplugged at first and cycling it by plugging it in every now and again (couple times a day min is my guess). I didnt do this and had some trouble getting one of my two used to it, but now they're both delighted with it -- it's always clean, after all.

And yes, the price tag is steep, but trust me, it's totally worth it -- and you never have to buy little bins for the crap or anything -- use small litter pan liners or large grocery bags or appropriately-sized garbage bags, whatever you have the best supply of, to collect the crap.

[miriyami.livejournal.com]

Oh, right, and it also keeps the odor under control -- I can barely smell anything, and that's only from the cats tracking the tiniest bit of damp litter on occasion.

[camwyn]

I have one of those. Shula won't use it. He's terrified of the opening. He'll sit there and stare at it, but he won't go into it no matter what I try. Tiki? Tiki's fine with using it, although also I've watched him attempt to sneak up on it with one taptaptap paw several times and that never ceases to be amusing. But Shula won't use the robot at all.

[miriyami.livejournal.com]

...wow.

Um, the company has a money-back policy for cats refusing to use it iirc (it may have a time limit, but worth checking); you could try one of the other automatic litter boxes, potentially including the kitty toilet seen here (http://www.catgenie.com/). If I understand it correctly, you connect it to your toilet and it flushes after each use.

[camwyn]

I had a look at the refusing to use it policy. I wasn't sure if it applied to refurbs, which is what mine was- and one of my cats was happy to use it, plus Shula happens to be above the recommended weight limit for the Robot. So I don't think I have much of a chance there, really. Pity.

[skyshark.livejournal.com]

RE: the first part? Is okay. I freely carry on enough for two people. :D

[derien.livejournal.com]

I hope the air cleaning function will help you not be sick as often. I was sick all the time when I lived in Boston, and got much better when I moved to New Hampshire.