My name is Ariella and I’m going to tell you about the time I lost power and air conditioning while in 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 terrible hurricane was coming was absolutely 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 very long. I live near a hospital so that helps However, this hurricane was different. The gusting winds and rain really did damage to my area. I am lucky to be alive, but losing power and air conditioner in the summer time was not fun. Obviously, power is required for thermostats and the air conditioner to work, when we lost power, we could not open the windows due to the storm to let air in. All of us were sitting in stagnant, non air conditioned air. I did everything I could to cool off, but it was super hot and humid without my beloved air conditioning. I know the situation could have been so much worse, and I know I was not alone in this, but nothing about this was enjoyable, but 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 covered in sweat from the lack of air conditioner. I was so grateful for the Heating and Air Conditioning specialists who worked hard to get most people’s air conditioners working again after the storm.