{"id":814,"date":"2008-07-19T19:28:38","date_gmt":"2008-07-20T01:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tomchak.com\/blog\/?p=814"},"modified":"2008-07-19T19:28:38","modified_gmt":"2008-07-20T01:28:38","slug":"how-do-you-say-goodbye-to-an-old-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomchak.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/19\/how-do-you-say-goodbye-to-an-old-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you say goodbye to an old friend?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We may have only known him for the last 10 years, but 42 year old GE\u00a0Air-conditioner (we called him Mr. Coolie) pushed out his last cold breath on Friday. Time of death is estimated at 7:39am.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Brenda is quoted as saying “Early that morning I heard a loud scream and crashing noise from the yard. I didn’t think anything of it at the time, but later when Rachel called (our Nanny) and told me the house was 125 degrees and that the boys hair kept catching fire, I knew in my gut that Mr. Coolie was gone”.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Memorial services will be held sometime this week when Mr. Coolie’s replacement (Mr. Efficient) is brought in to take over his duties.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mr. Coolie, we will miss hearing your loud clanging startup sounds and unheard of high electric bills. May you be in a better place now.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We may have only known him for the last 10 years, but 42 year old GE\u00a0Air-conditioner (we called him Mr. Coolie) pushed out his last cold breath on Friday. Time of death is estimated at 7:39am.\u00a0 Brenda is quoted as saying “Early that morning I heard a loud scream and crashing noise from the yard. 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