Out of sheer desperation, I went to the local box store plus purchased a window AC unit! It was the middle of the night when my AC went out, leaving me in a hot plus humid home; The uneven temperatures were rising past 88 every afternoon plus the humidity was thick, making the air feel sweaty plus wet… My first reaction was to call the HVAC company, but when they told me the cost of an emergency HVAC appointment, I told them to put me on the correct schedule. I assumed that they’d be able to send an HVAC professional to my apartment the following afternoon. I could survive a afternoon or two separate from air conditioner! However, when the HVAC company told me that they were booked for two weeks, I was stunned! I didn’t want to pay the emergency HVAC cost because it was lavish, plus there was no telling how much more it would cost to repair my AC unit. I put my name on the schedule anyway, but decided to purchase a window AC device to hold me over. There was no way I could live separate from AC for two weeks, especially in the summer. The window AC device was lavish, but I planned on returning it after my broken AC device was fixed; Luckily, the local box store had a fabulous return policy that would allow me to cool my house until the HVAC company could get to me. I would pay a few hundred dollars upfront, then get that money back as soon as I returned the window AC unit.