Pshaw, I worked all summer in our garden the year we had over two weeks of 113+F in a row (DFW area). It was so hot the frogs jumping into the pools were being boiled alive. Even the mesquite trees were wilting.

No in the Gulf coast FT it's a WET heat. I am looking into a window unit. I know we don't have the cash right now for even the damn service call. The problem is the a/c people KNOW you need a/c here in Houston. But I've been rooting around on the internet and I think I can get a compromise window unit for my mom's room for about 100 bucks US. I can then get one for my room about the same...and with those two blowing. we might be able to keep the house adequate. if i had cool, dry air to push around, the internal a/c unit's fan could push it around. It's the outside unti that is being flakey. It comes on for 20-30 seconds and then kicks off. I just have to convince my mom. For some reason she has an aversion to them. *Shrug* And I feel for you too man. 113 is HOT...I think it was in the 90's today here. or close. but without a way to dry the air, it is almost useless to have fans even. Bruce

I feel for you Bruce, and the elders and furrys more so, it sounds brutal. I just spent the last half hour finally putting the window ac in my computer room (second story of an old house). Why do I always wait for the hottest day? I was literally dripping sweat doing it, it was like being in an oven but the fans weren't doing anything anymore. I gotta finish fixing up the basement and move down there for the summer. Hope things improve for you and yours soon Bruce. Take care and hydrate.

Man I feel your humid heat even up here in the frozen tundra of the Great White North I think it was 45 stinking degrees Celsius with the humidex today. That's what (google converter)... 113 degrees Fahrenheit. We don't get many like this (at least we didn't used to). I understand Texas gets more and hotter but it's usually a dry heat isn't it Had to split my post, too wordy