Portable AC box by the trash
I walked outside to take the trash out last week and noticed a large box by the neighbors recycling bin.
The box read “150,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner.” I told my boyfriend to look at how big the box was.
He walked over to the box and read more about the portable AC. The neighbor must have seen us from the window and asked what we were doing. We all hang out sometimes. We asked him if the air conditioner in their house was broken and he said no, that the room that he sleeps in was just very hot at night. The house next to ours is 3 levels and his room is located on the very top floor. In the summer months, that room gets very hot. He said he found the portable air conditioner at a thrift store and wanted to see if it would make a difference. He reports that the portable AC makes the room so cold that he needs to sleep with an extra blanket. We then discussed how he should not leave the box by the trash as this is a big red flag for thieves. When people see boxes for large appliances and electronics, they can target those homes. We would not want our neighbor burglarized over a portable AC unit. We helped him break down the box that the portable AC unit came in. It was so big! The portable AC works really well and now we want to get one for our garage.