We are far more pleasant people now with the A/C — the greatest invention ever made! You have no idea how wonderful it is to finally be able to sleep during the summer months (we are very heat intolerant, and use almost no heat in the winter). [/quote]
When we moved here from a much hotter climate, we insisted on renting places with AC. As we became familiar with the weather, we didn’t end up putting AC in the first two homes we bought. But after one particularly hot summer in the second house, my wife put her foot down and insisted we buy central AC.
It felt so luxurious! We were in heaven that summer. Now that we’ve adapted, we hardly even notice the difference. But I am certain my wife is back to the rule that AC is required whereever we live.