All my life, I lived in an area with quite a mild temperature.
Yes, we got snow and summer time heat, but it was never extreme, only a few times did we have a blizzard or a summer time storm, my dad rarely had an issue with the a/c in our home! It was consistently in moderation whether we were heating or cooling the space, and all that was about to change once I moved to the coast from home.
My aunt had started a supplier in the area and required my services. The course I did in college would come in handy and she was offering a beautiful package. I moved into her home, where I’d stay until I was financially able to get my place. By the time I was moving, it was summer and the locale was so hot that I had to stay indoors with a/c most of the time. My aunt suggested that I do so until my body could adapt to the different temperature. That was when I witnessed my first extreme storm like never before. The announcement was made through radio and TV for everyone to get ready for an intense summer time storm. My aunt asked me to go shopping since no one knew how long the storm would last. I was used to it lasting a couple of hours, but that was not the case in that area. My aunt told me she had to make sure she was prepared plus even had a ‘front-line repair agreement’ with an AC supplier. It meant if the a/c went out due to the storm, she would be bumped to the top of the list when repairs were ongoing.