How hot should it be before I turn on the air conditioner?

She laughed.

Over the last three weeks, we have had six days in the nineties. The humidity was low, so my partner didn’t feel it was necessary to turn on the air conditioner. I told him I could not survive in the home if the A/C wasn’t turned on. After being told I should quit complaining, I had enough. He told me the weather forecaster said he didn’t have his air conditioner on. He had window air conditioner units and wasn’t planning on installing the A/C units until it got into the mid-nineties. I could not believe he was talking about the weather forecaster and not worrying about my comfort. I called in to the news station and asked how hot it had to be before turning the air conditioner on. The person who answered the phone thought I was joking, however I assured her I was not. She told me it was a personal choice. Some people turn on their air conditioner on a particular date, while others go by different temperatures. She told me if there was a problem with our air conditioner, I should call the heating and cooling contractor. I told her about my partner going by what their weather forecaster said, and he didn’t feel we needed an air conditioner yet. She laughed. I could not believe she laughed. I called the heating and cooling contractor and asked them to come in and turn on the air conditioner unit. I didn’t know how to turn it on, and I didn’t care what it cost. I would deal with my partner when he got home, and if he got too irritated, I would move back with my parents.
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