Air Conditioning

I'm taking my car in to have the air conditioning checked out. Hopefully, it will be something 'small' they can take care of without much work. Of course, that is hopeful thinking, right?! I have to drop it off and they will call me. I never like those scenarios. I like to be 'standing by' when they see a problem so I can 'see for myself'.

However, I guess today I will have to make the decision over the phone. I have no clue as to how much a new system would cost me or how much 'repairs' would be instead. 2 years ago I simply had freon added and they told me I must have a leak and that I would likely have to add more at some point in the future. Perhaps it will be cheaper to just do that every year as opposed to fixing or replacing? Well, that is what I want to know...the cost for each.

In the old days, we used to drive without air conditioning. I remember travelling across Canada with the windows wide open to get some fresh air. It would be hot and the sound of the wind would muffle our conversation. We used to stick our hands out the window and pretend our hand could fly and move it up and down and up and down! In those days, I wasn't worrying about my hair being blown all over the place with the window open. It was a necessity to get fresh air! Oh yeah, those were the days I used to crawl over the front seat to visit mom and dad and then crawl back over again to play in the back seat! I don't envy the kids today sitting quietly and restrained in car seats. I think life was better back then! My dad made a bench that would fit over the bump on the floor and was the same height as the seat so that we could put a blanket over it and we had the whole back seat, door to door, to play on. We could do sommersaults if we wanted! That's another story.

Anyway, back to waiting to hear about my car.