As in, "hotter than."
We're dripping here in Iowa, with temperatures hitting 90 or so and humidity so high you can shower without water.
Eww.
Sorry about that.
We have our ceiling fans running, put fans in the windows last night, and are drinking buckets of water.
What we aren't doing is turning on the air conditioner.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not suffering for the ideals of environmental martyrdom.
No, we're suffering because the air conditioners aren't yet in the windows to turn on.
You see, our 1904 house doesn't have central air and it would cost upwards of $15,000 to have it installed. We have a boiler heating system so all ductwork would need to be added, the basement ceiling would likely need to be replaced in the process, and... well, we don't plan to make that kind of investment in this house. Especially since we need a new roof, the garage door opener doesn't work, the basement's a little leaky, we need to repair the window screens... you get the idea.
So we use window air conditioners; one large one downstairs, two smaller ones upstairs. They don't exactly make the house cool, per se, but they definitely do a number on the humidity.
It seems this happens every year; the hot, humid weather first strikes while the window air conditioner installer, aka dh Michael, is gone for the week.
When we lived in Delaware about 19 years ago, the heat and humidity were unbearable. Stephen was 2 and Zachary just a few months old. We'd managed to barter for a window air conditioner, though I no longer remember what we traded, but it wasn't installed yet.
It was so humid in the house that you could skate across the floors in your bare feet. Zachary and I were so sweaty, he practically slipped out of my arms. It was about the time that I'd given Zach his third bath, Stephen was beet red, and I was beyond rational that I caved in and called Michael at work.
Please come home and put the air conditioner in.
Please.
He didn't think he could "just leave," but fortunately his boss's secretary admonished him to get out of there and save his wife and kids.
We've been in similar situations many times throughout the years, though most often Michael's been on business trips.
As always, we'll survive; a little worse for wear perhaps, but eagerly awaiting Michael's return.
And yes, we have an ulterior motive.
We need relief.
As soon as possible.
3 comments:
Oh, "blech" on the heat + humidity. We've consistently been in the 100's the past couple weeks, but we usually have low humidity.
You're more patient than I about the window units -- I'd be on the internet finding out what needed to be done, and then I'd be heave-ho'ing those puppies into the windows (or borrowing a pair of strong arms to help with the heave-ho'ing)!!! That kind of heat just makes every single thing miserable. Hoping you get some relief from the heat and humidity soon.
I'm a new fan of the Old Home Bread store (if I'm in the area). THanks for the fabulous tip. Peace.
Ack! Send that warmth here! In CT it has been rainy and cool all spring - we've been allotted one day each week to see the sun, and that seems to be it. My poor garden with the eggplants are suffering. Not to mention I'm getting gloomy myself.... Wouldn't it be nice if we could transfer weather/warmth between locations to more ideal proportions?
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