The joys of living in the mountains

We live in the mountains and our house was built in 1987...or thereabouts.  Which means we don't have central heat or air.  We've been using an A/C unit my parents gave me a while ago, but it's only big enough to cool one room & today we caved & bought another unit $$$.  My husband loves that it came with a remote.  He stands at the door, turns it on and off, looks at me, & then smiles.  My boy Capone is scared to death of it.  The beeping isn't dog friendly apparently.  Well, if it means I can sleep at night, then so be it.