It never ceases to amaze me how horrible people can act.
Sometimes I feel like I am the only good person remaining on this planet. I try not to have such a pessimistic view, but I am continually shocked by the things that I see and hear from other people. This is especially true after I moved to my current neighborhood and realized how rough the local population was. Most of the people here have never had a stable job or a real chance at education. Unfortunately, they steal a lot to make up for financial shortcomings. Recently, I found out that they will even steal the refrigerant right out of your air conditioning unit. I knew that you needed to be careful with your central cooling system in these parts. It is not unusual for an air conditioning unit to be stolen out of your backyard or an AC window unit to be removed from your own window. This is why people securely lock up their cooling systems rather than having an unfortunate surprise on the morning that they realize the AC device has disappeared. Unfortunately, it turns out that a heavy metal cage around my central cooling system was still not enough to protect the air-handling device. One morning I realized that my air conditioning system was operating, but there was no cool air coming out of my air vents. When I called the local heating, cooling, and air quality control dealership they quickly sent out an HVAC technician to inspect the device. You can imagine my surprise when he reported that my AC unit had been drained of refrigerant… And even worse, that refrigerant was no longer available on the market. Now I need a whole new AC unit.