I've heard horror stories all my life about living without air conditioning. It is horrifying to hear my parents tell of growing up and working on farms whose houses did not have air conditioning. What really gives me chills(which I need in this heat) is that they were not in Antarctica but Eastern North Carolina which can have monstrous summer heat and humidity. Fast forward fifty years, and here I am in Eastern NC with my Haier air conditioner, 5200 BTU. Don't ask me to explain BTU in technical terms, but it can be "Boy, That's Ugly" when I've been outside in the sun too long.
The air conditioner...