The Last Day of Summer

Istiqlal (Independence), 14 Izzat (Might), 169 B.E. - Friday, September 21, 2012 about 5:38 PM Pacific Time.

It is  the last day of summer, tomorrow morning at 7:49 AM Pacific Fall begins. As I look out my living room window, I see clouds gathering in the sky. They are not rainclouds, but the carry enough moisture so that the humidity is noticeable. I also see  the contrail of a jet, its white vapor mixing with the last clouds of summer.

I look forward to autumn because the temperatures are lower, which means the power bill will be lower. It cost a lot to cool the house in summer and to heat the house in winter. In spring and fall we use the air conditioning less. We have a heat pump to keep the house cool in the summer and warm in the winter. I know enough about the unit to set the required temperature on the thermostat, to turn the unit off or on, and change the filter. If the unit requires anything else, I call a professional.

It is the last day of summer, Mom is asleep and the house is silent. The man who maintains my yard carried three trashcans to the curb, so that the garbage trucks can pick them up tomorrow. I still have on trashcan in the garage to roll to the curb tomorrow. Since it is a plastic rolling trashcan and I do not have to pick it up, I can handle it by myself.

Thunder, Lightning, and Rain in Las Vegas

It is a beautiful cloudy day in Las Vegas. I hear thunder and last night I saw lightning. It rained a bit in my neighborhood. It was nice to see the rain because it has been so hot. I am glad it is raining and cool today because I have no air conditioning again. I do not know what the problem is this time, all I do know is that it would not come on yesterday even though the temperature rose to 88 and the thermostat is turned to 82.

I turned the unit off, called the tech, and now I am waiting for someone to come out and check it. Since it is raining off and on I do not need the cool air because it is cold enough for now. At least the temperatures will not get into the triple digits today.

I turned the cool air on today

Kamál (Perfection), 6 Jamál (Beauty), 166 BE – Monday, May 3, 2010 about 2:07 PM Pacific Time

I turned the cool air on this morning, but the air condition has not come on all day. I set the thermostat at 79 degrees when I turned on the cool air and the temperature is about 74 degrees in Las Vegas. The air condition will not come on until the temperature in the house reaches 79 or 80 degrees.

This summer the temperature in Las Vegas will get over 100 degrees, so we will need the cool air this summer. I'm not looking forward to the power bill when temperatures rise into the triple digits, but those are the conditions you have to deal with living in Las Vegas.

Another Autumn Day in Las Vegas

Istiqlál (Independence), 8 ‘Ilm (Knowledge), 166 BE – Friday, October 23, 2009 about 5:07 PM Pacific Time

Another nice autumn day in Las Vegas, The inside temperature ranged from 72 to 78 digresses today. I don't know the temperature range outside the house. I have a new digital thermostat, which shows an accurate temperature reading and it's wonderful.

I don't have to guess at the temperature any more. I just check the thermostat to see precisely how warm or cold it is in the house. There are other things I need to get fixed around the house, such as the plumbing. Actually I think the plumbing will be the next item on the agenda.