No AC?? Oh that is not good. I think I would check into a motel just to stay cool... It is steamy here too, but that's pretty much the norm for these parts. Hope you can find a cools spot to spend some time..

Kitt

I think your in Mn right? If so be prepared, we've had it all week. 88-96 with humidity since Saturday. I don't know if you will get rid of it in the near future. Go to the grocery store and run down their aisle's! I literally freeze to death in them! Go in wearing tank top and shorts and flip flops and cannot wait to get out of there cause my goosebumps have goosebumps!

Just saw special for those without AC. Try a fan to keep the air moving. Also years and years ago before cars had AC we would put a wet towel in front of a fan and that helped. Not sure if you have alot of humidity if that makes it better or worst.

Try putting bowls of ice in front of a fan, we used to have a cooler that you put ice cubes in and it blew out cold air, might work the same.

We just got central air about 10 years ago; thank the Lord. It is oppressive out there! I cannot imagine working outside in it!

This long oppressive stretch of heat and humidity is not typical in MN. It's been here since last Sunday. I've spent two of the days walking in the mall, one at the office (I don't have to be there this summer and get bored), and the others wallowing in misery at home. Had two fans on me last night and was fine. Today it is back to the office. Tomorrow, finally, the stretch is "supposed" to break with a mass of dry Canadian air coming in after a thunderstorm. God bless you, Canada! We love your air!!

LOL Marita. We've had heat and humidity here in Canada too.
Across the west, through Ontario. I'm hoping it breaks too, and we get comfortable air here, then on to you!

Very warm, very humid here in my part of Ohio this morning, too and it's only 8:30am. I have all the floor and table fans running already.

Me, too, in southern Ohio. We are supposed to get up to 95 with heat index of 103! It's been too hot for too long. We have had this for 6 or 7 weeks now. It's like walking into a sauna when I take the dogs outside. Instant sweat!!

I'm in southeastern Minnesota and it has been oppresive here, too. Dewpoint yesterday afternoon was 79. The heat index was over 100. I work outside and by mid-afternoon I was done in. I'm so thankful for A/C.

Ron

Man, Ron, that's a bummer. Be careful out there.

We have fog this morning from the high temperatures and the flood waters. It is hot and humid and we aren't supposed to shower or flush our toilets because a water main under a creek broke yesterday. We have to boil our water before we drink it or cook with it. It's just like being in a third world country. I am so happy we have electricity and A/C.

Yeah Ron and marita40, about the same stats here. Terribly hot and humid summer this year but what I expected after the cold winter we had last winter. I've found that a cold winter is followed by a hot summer most of the time. I'll take winter over this any day.

And my little window a/c has been working its heart out for me but had a heart attack... Popping breaker now. I managed to get it to hobble. I did buy a new one but now it's to try to get it installed. Not an easy task these days for a lot of reasons.

I meant to add that even my stainless steel refrigerator was sweating yesterday! I've never seen anything like that before. . .

Yeah - I can say, "humidity" ... but if I do, I'll be accused of being all wet!

Actually, I'm taking some pills that tell me to be careful about being out in the hot sun, and when I visited the doctor for an ultra-sound about my varicose veins the other day, asked her whether I'd be O.K. if I wear coveralls that pretty well cover me, and a straw hat: she said I'd be O.K. Just the underwear and the coveralls ... sweat drips off of my nose.

Actually, in morning and evening, and sometimes during the day, I wear a hanky held in place by my hat, that falls down over my shoulders, because of the mosquitoes.

Lots of work in the three gardens ... and the operator of the tiller left half-way through one, last week: too much juggling around stuff that wasn't where it was supposed to be (volunteer tomatoes and squash).

I have a window air conditioner, but no window into which it'll fit, so I use a fan on occasion. Furnace "fan-only" setting doesn't work, for some reason, this summer.

Would like to put a fan into the window in the evening, but lack a screen that'll fit, so it imports too many moths and bugs.

Enjoying air conditioning here at the library.

I agree that the A/C in a number of places is way too chilly: I like the comment about goose bumps on goose bumps.

ole joyful

It's too warm for me to do any work outside, and even tho my dog is begging we won't be going for a walk tonight. Funny, it's only 81 degrees but that humidity makes it feel like 90.

I've been sitting in a chair with a fan blowing on each side of me all day. Bored out of my mind, but as soon as I get up away from the fans I start to sweat. I heard that next week we may get down to 70 one day. Maybe I'll get the boxwood hedge trimmed one last time after all. Pretty soon it will be too late in the season.

No air conditioning here either (MI). A fan helps, but not enough. My home office is especially hot with two computers running full time and a patio door to the west. I open the door in the morning, then close it and pull the heavy drapes about lunch time to help keep the extra heat from the sun out.

Lots of cold drinks help. Also, on the worst days, I went for a drive in the air conditioned car at lunch time and picked up an icee at Burger King. Going to an air conditioned store, friend's home, or other public builiding, would also be a good break during the day.

Oh yes, we all used to have to live without air-conditioning. But isn't it nice that most of us (not me of course :-) no longer have to?

One of my friends had a window unit (air conditioner)but took it out saying that she didn't like the way the air conditioning "made her feel". Not that it wasn't cooling the house and her, but somehow it made her not feel well. Not sure what she meant.

Can it make your skin feel different or sinus,ect? I was leaning toward central air sometime down the road when my old furnace kicks the bucket. Would like to get a new one and central air at the same time.