Lost the central AC a few days ago.... DW and I had 'gone through' some of our stuff several years ago and she had 'suggested' we keep the small window AC unit....GOOD THING I listened! That little bugger kept our bedroom cool enough to be comfortable even though it isn't really sized for our room. Got the AC fixed and things are doing well now. Sometimes the large items really do need to be kept....the last time we used it was 5 years ago!!! I'm hoping we never need it again....but it is there! Thanks hon!

I also live in Florida, having a spare AC unit is a wonderful thing. Have a small window shaker with a small Honda generator and you have the place everyone wants to stay at when the power is out.