Had one of these at a hotel in Utah. It was hot as balls outside, but damn did this thing keep it frosty inside. And yeah, its loud, but at least it drowned out my dads snoring.
Stay frosty
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altima_neo@lemmy.zip 7 months ago
OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
at least it drowned out my dads snoring.
I love background noise. Drown out the road sound, people eating, snoring, get rid of it all. Bless the hums of modern industry
altima_neo@lemmy.zip 7 months ago
Road sounds is the worst. It completely surrounds you and there’s no escaping it. And there’s always those assholes with loud engines cranking their hogs.
son_named_bort@lemmy.world 7 months ago
There’s something about walking into a motel room with this AC blowing at full power after being at the beach all day that just can’t be beat.
hakunawazo@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Then don’t forget your tauntaun sleeping bag.
Chekhovs_Gun@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I thought they smelled bad on the outside
jawa21@lemmy.sdf.org 7 months ago
Ok, this is a personal thing for me. It might be just UK/Europe (I don’t know) that rejects this use of the apostrophe in this case. Throughout my North American (US, specifically) education into collegiate level English courses I was taught to use an apostrophe to pluralize initialisms and acronyms specifically. If it is not an initialism or acronym, carry on with just adding an “s.”
If there is an actual problem within this US variation of English that I have been taught, please let me know, because it’s become frustrating to see things such as: “you don’t need that apostrophe,” and “this is a sin against the apostrophe” etc. etc.
I’m not trying to be critical or harsh here, just get a better understanding.
LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
The way I knew it in the UK is:
AC - singular air conditioner AC’s - air conditioner’s [something] ACs - multiple air conditioners
jawa21@lemmy.sdf.org 7 months ago
Thanks. That helps quite a bit. The internet’s fury has made me question whether I am correct in this regard countless times, but I still have textbooks that say that the usage in this meme is correct. I’ve been curious for a long time.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 7 months ago
People like simple rules, that’s all. So for most people it’s conjunction or possessive. The hanging apostrophe starts some fun conversations too.
immutable@lemm.ee 7 months ago
American checking in, this was also how I was taught to pluralize throughout my education.
The usage in the post title seemed correct to me fwiw
alquicksilver@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I wish this were still the case. The last time I saw one of these was a year or so ago and I was excited to freeze. Unfortunately, the room AC was through a different, more modern, device. They just left the classic to toy with my emotions.
jaybone@lemmy.world 7 months ago
They just left it because it was cheaper. Toying with your emotions is just a free bonus.
JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 7 months ago
My college dorm has one of these. Literally heaven.
When the housing market crashes I’m gonna get a house with one of these
jaybone@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Don’t hold your breath.
Gestrid@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
The house would have to have like 5-10 of them. One for every room in the house.
JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Tbf my dream house is only like 3 rooms plus a bathroom
Jikiya@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Sure wish they were quiet enough to sleep through.
474D@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Ok you are batshit crazy because fan noise is like the best way to get to sleep ever
mynamesnotrick@lemmy.zip 7 months ago
Same! Sometimes, I get let down because I see a thermostat on the wall but these bad asses can be controlled by those too. 55 degrees! Stay frosty my friends.
fubarx@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
Was in a ‘modern’ hotel recently. Hardwood floors, fresh paint, and warm embedded light fixtures.
Went to look for a thermostat. Nope. One of these AC/heater units. It was all analog, twisty knobs, faded labels, easily from the 1970s. Two options: regular, and high.
It was fine, but pretty obvious the remo budget had run out.
dubious@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I spent the last year on the road in a touring band and let me tell you, these things are not what they used to be. They’ve hobbled them with thermostat limits of as high as 70 F. I need that shit to go to at least 68.
JackbyDev@programming.dev 7 months ago
Some hotel I stayed at constructed some weird wooden cage/facade around the unit for some god forsaken reason.
SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world 7 months ago
People probably sat on it.
JackbyDev@programming.dev 7 months ago
Perhaps. Couldn’t be great for airflow though.
roofTophopper@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Like sleeping with a lawn mower in the room. But I’d take that over being sticky and hot.
Gestrid@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
Honestly, I can’t sleep without any white noise.
Without it, it’s just quiet. Too quiet…
sheogorath@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I have tinnitus and having no white noise basically will make things louder than without any noise. This has given me the ability to fall asleep in virtually any conditions. I don’t know whether that’s a good thing or not.
Mwa@lemm.ee 7 months ago
nah buddy we got central air conditioning its very good
dan@upvote.au 7 months ago
These usually have a horribly dirty filter inside, because the hotel never cleans it.
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 7 months ago
They also made a crapton of noise. The hotels often didn’t change the filter, so you’d instantly get a stuffy nose when you walked in. They were always right under the curtain, so it would recirculate the air caught in the curtain and cycle off and on too much because the air temp fluctuated too much.
I spend a lot of time in hotels. It was always a mixed bag with these. If you got a good one it was almost an exception rather than the rule.
jewbacca117@lemmy.world 7 months ago
and may god help you if the unit is right next to the bed
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Yep. I see one and I know I’m not going to wake up on Hoth because if I leave it on, I’m not going to sleep in the first place.
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 7 months ago
The curtain thing was a major pain in the ass; same with the noise. I’ve mostly been lucky with decent ones I guess, but I’ve spent a ton of time in shitty hotels.
MutilationWave@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I live in hotels more than half the time, here’s the pro tip- take a hanger with clips from the closet and use it to clip the curtains above and behind the vents. Or just open the curtains, nobody cares what you’re doing in there.
Psythik@lemmy.world 7 months ago
The first thing I do every time I step into a hotel room is check the filter. If it’s dirty, then I bring it to the front desk to show them. I always get a free upgrade… to another room with an equally dirty filter. Which at that point I remove it and toss it in the stairwell to let it be maintenance’s problem. I can’t be bothered to put in more effort than that if the staff can’t be bothered to replace their filters.