Long Weekend

I was going to bitch about the a/c not working again and how freaking hot it was getting in the office and how annoyed I was getting with the heat

Email 1
The air conditioning is still not working in the Building and the temperatures outside is rising. Staff have been patient up to this point (over a month) but are starting to become restless and impatient with the situation. We know there is a problem with obtaining parts for the current system, and they are doing what they can to get parts. We do have the large fans with windows open that is helping to keep air circulated but as the temperatures rise, the air coming in will be warmer. Has anyone had any discussion about the long range plans for cooling the building in light of the difficulty with obtaining parts and the warmer temperatures anticipated in the next few days and months?

Email 2
We are doing everything possible to restore the system to working order which includes short term and long term solutions.

…but then they fixed it.

Email 3
I have just been informed that the chiller for the Building is back online. We should go ahead and close windows and doors.

Now, they have “fixed it” before and it stayed “fixed” for three days. I would guess that was the “short term” solutions they were talking about. I really doubt they have a “long term” solutions ready as we aren’t going to be in this building “long term”, which I would imagine is fueling how they work to correct the problem - All they have to do is make sure it works off and on for a few more months, really and then the building will be empty and it won’t matter. Really fixing the problem would make as much sense as rebuilding the engine of a car you plan on using for a planter in three months. Right now,it's very nice inside, it won’t stay this way. It is too comfortable, which means by tomorrow morning when we all come in there should be frost on our desks.

And with this the holiday weekend, the a/c unit will have a whole three days of unsupervised time by itself. Right now the machine is making a huge amount of noise, which I think can’t be for the best, even if it is working double time to cool the building. It didn’t used to make that noise. Now it stopped and I am not noticing any difference in the output of the blowers. And now it’s back on making the noise it is supposed to make. I really don’t think the off and on and the new noise can be a good thing.

Now that they have the a/c taken care of they can concentrate on getting the copier up and running. I have two sizable projects for our federal masters and they are both due sooner rather than later. I was planning on spending the day making copies but No, the machine wouldn’t feed and kept getting jammed. The repair guy was called but he hasn’t shown up. No air, no copy machine. I don’t know who needs the long weekend more, the office staff or the office equipment.


See ya’ll Tuesday!!