As a compromise, I told him that he could buy a window-mounted cooling system, which would be enough to cool down his family room or his living room (but not both)
I have some enjoyable news! My neighbor Sam and I resolved our lingering problems, and it seems like our friendship is on solid ground again. A word to the wise – don’t let money get in the way of a enjoyable friendship. A few months ago Sam was in a tight spot financially speaking, and he asked me for a favor. At the time it was the middle of Summer, the weather was humid and the temps were in the 90s every a single afternoon. The cooling system in Sam’s house broke down, and he simply affords to spend money for repairs. I offered him the iPhone numbers for a few local Heating as well as Air Conditioning companies that offered free estimates. A few afternoons later Sam had a repair cost quote from six weird businesses, and he couldn’t afford any of them! It would take a bare minimum of two thousand bucks to have his central AC system repaired. As a compromise, I told him that he could buy a window-mounted cooling system, which would be enough to cool down his family room or his living room (but not both). Sam didn’t have the cash for that, either, so being a enjoyable neighbor I took him to the hardware store and spent $400 on a small AC unit for him. After that I didn’t see Sam around as much, mostly because he felt ashamed that I paid for this cooling system and he couldn’t spend money me back. It was only last weekend that he invited me over to his house – he showed me that his central AC was working again, and he repaid my money, and problem solved.