I was thinking the other day about how a/c and heating has come a long way technology wise, then back when I was growing up we did not have central heating and a/c, our heating was given by gas furnaces and our a/c was either non-existent or was given by window cooling systems, in our home growing up we had window a/c units all over the house.
When I think back to those days I have to say that I miss it a lot.
I believe that may sound crazy however it is true. The reason I miss it is because window cooling systems had so little repair to perform on them unlike central heating and cooling systems, and you did not have to even think about heat and cooling system tune up and check ups. It was all cut and dry. You just kept the air filter clean and changed in the window a/c plan and that was it! It would rarely ever break down, however and if it did, you would just take it to an electric repair shop (remember those?). It cost under one hundred dollars to repair a window a/c component if needed. Today with central heating and cooling systems you can end up spending thousands in the course of a few years on just Heating and A/C repair and also heating and a/c repair home services! Back then, you did not even have to worry or think about that. With the gas furnace if something went wrong most of the time you were able to repair it yourself. I really miss the old days.