some like it hot

but not me so much.

We've lived in PA since 1990, and have never lived in a house with air conditioning. I know, if you're reading this in one of the southern states, that sounds crazy. But they didn't put AC in homes built in this part of the country until the 80's (my guess; I have no proof of this, but it sounds right.)

Most of the year, that's not a problem. We have a bunch of great shade trees, and our house stays cool long into the day. When it's in the low 70's with low humidity, our house can actually fool me into wearing jeans and a long sleeve shirt when I head out in the morning. We have an attic fan that does a great job of pulling the cool night air in to make it oh so comfy for sleeping.

But when it's muggy and reaching the mid-80's, our house is a veritable sweat box. The night air is clammy, and there's no escaping the humidity. I get out of the shower, dry off, and in a few minutes feel like I need a towel. My flip flops are sticky wet. Nights like tonight make me wish that we had AC, or make me want to grab a sleeping bag and take the family over to the church for a camp-in...

Fortunately, the number of nights like this are few, and we'll soon be back into the low-humidity, cool nights that we love so much.