It Can Only Get Better, Right?

Heard from the shop. Yes, it's the a/c compressor. They wanted $1,000 to replace it, in part because they were marking prices on parts up between 65-100%. The parts store is literally across the street from their location. Don't tell me it costs a tech $100 to walk across the street. They finally came down to $800, but not without a lot of yelling, bickering, and general surliness on my part.

I'm now waiting for them to complete the work. I'm getting grumpy about it too. :) We know what that means...