The day my van's AC died on a 95 degree rooftop job

Last month I had a maintenance call on a flat roof in Phoenix. Midday, sun beating down, and my van's AC compressor gave out. I had to choose between finishing the job and risking heat stroke or telling the customer I'd come back, which would've cost me the whole afternoon. I pushed through with a cooler of ice water and a damp towel on my neck, took twice as long as normal. When I got back to the shop, the compressor was a $620 fix. Has anyone else had a workday where your equipment fails right when you need it most? How do you decide between pushing through or calling it?

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jana_jones1mo ago

Kind of sounds like you made it through fine, just a bad day.

kelly3851mo ago

Yeah @jana_jones, "fine" is doing a LOT of heavy lifting here, trust me.