Power out, again

[avram]

So at around 2:45 AM I realized that I was staying up too late web browsing again, and shut everything off, turned the air conditioner on, and went to bed. Around 3, I hear a female voice, just barely, over the sound of the air conditioner. I realize it’s coming from inside the apartment, a message being left on my answering machine. Must be my mother with some kind of urgent news, right, ’cause no salesman would call someone at 3 AM. Wrong. AT&T with some stupid bullshit or other. The message ends, I turn the air conditioner back on, and my power goes out. What the fuck? There’s just no rational reason for this!

Last time this happened it was 1 AM, and when I called the super his wife told me he’d be here at 5. I’ve left my number on his beeper, but I’m going to phone him at home at 5 anyway. I just plain can’t believe how awful the electrical system in this apartment is.