Skip to main content
Home

Main navigation

  • Home
  • About
  • Contact Us
  • Local Projects
In Signs of Summer

Description

What makes you excited about summer? The first sign of summer is when the heat soars to 90 or above. As a heat-adverse individual, this invariably sends me into panic mode, as I worry about melting into my surroundings. Fortunately, I have a wonderful colleague and friend who comes each year to help me install my air conditioning window units, so no unlucky passerby gets unduly bonked on the head by a rogue falling air conditioner. I’ve found that doing the installation with a friend helps keep everyone cooler – when I do the same with my spouse, there are invariably harsh words, short tempers, and a prolonged cooling-off period. When I work with my friend, there’s bourbon and laughs. What better way to start the summer? What are you looking forward to? Staying cool!

Type of Resource

Photograph

Personal story shared by Erica

Date Created

2022-06-07

Submitted By

Rights and Use

Linked Data for this Object

Wikidata subjects
summer air conditioning heat wave friendship

Geolocated data for this Object

The NYS Library's New York State Personal History Initiative is supported in part with federal Library Services Technology Act (LSTA) funds and federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds allocated to the New York State Library by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)