My name is Ariella and I’m going to tell you about the time I lost power and a/c during the summer for a week, it was summer, about three years ago. I live in an area that is known to be a hurricane hotspot! The fact that a bad hurricane was coming was definitely made clear from all of the news and social media, so I prepared myself like I always do. I got the basics such as bottled water, batteries,and canned foods. Usually when there is a hurricane, I don’t lose power or if I do lose power it is not for actually long. I live near a hospital so that helps However, this hurricane was different. The gusting winds and rain definitely did damage to our area. I am lucky to be alive, but losing power and a/c during the summer was not fun, and obviously, power is required for thermostats and a/c to work. When we lost power, we could not open the windows due to the storm to let air in! We were sitting in stagnant, non air conditioned air. I did everything I could to cool off, but it was super overheated and humid without the beloved a/c. I think the situation could have been so much worse, and I think I was not alone in this, but nothing about this was enjoyable. Luckily, we had backup battery powered charging packs for our phones, so my husband and I played games on our phones for hours to keep us occupied and to keep our minds off of the fact that we were sweating from the lack of a/c. I was so grateful for the HVAC suppliers who worked so hard to get all the people’s a/c working again after the storm.