When I was a kid, actually few people in the neighborhood had any type of air conditioning for their homes. Living in the far northern part of the country, air conditioning is a luxury rather than a necessity. At that time, there weren’t several chances for portable air conditioning units plus the centralized cooling wasn’t at all energy efficient. Buying, installing plus running an air conditioning unit was a big expense, however my family had a window air conditioning unit that was so big plus heavy, it required two people to lift it into the window. To maximize the benefits of the single unit, it was placed in the window of my home office. My home office was located at the end of the hallway, providing a straight shot for the cool air to reach the rest of the house. Because of this, I was required to leave my home office door open at all times. I was also forced to rearrange my furniture to accommodate the air conditioning unit. The unit only provided a single speed. There was no opportunity to adjust output. It simply blasted at maximum capacity at all times plus my home office was freezing cold, but during the middle of August, I slept in long pants, a sweatshirt plus used an electric heated blanket. I kept a bin positioned under the air conditioning unit to catch the constant drip of condensate. The operation was so loud, it was nearly impossible to sleep through the noise. I hated that air conditioning unit. As an adult, I was never interested in any type of air conditioning for my home. I was not overly glad when my partner surprised me with a window air conditioning unit for Mother’s Day. However, it didn’t take long to change my opinion. This week’s cooling units are charmingly compact, lightweight plus quiet. The system offers all sorts of adjustment possibilities. I can set my favorite room temperature, raise or lower the speed of the fan, set it to automatically turn on plus off plus even customize the direction of airflow.