Hotter than H-E-double hockey sticks

It's hot today.
Crazy. Stupid. HOT.

I only know this from watching the news and the Weather Channel during dinner. I haven't actually set foot outside today - I was working all day. Inside my air conditioned home office. Although, I did make the mistake of opening the sliding glass door at one point this afternoon and was immediately hit by a wall of sticky hot air.

That mistake was not repeated.

I'm sending my husband to Cold Stone very soon for ice cream...and hoping it doesn't melt before he gets home.

I swear I'll never complain about the cold ever, ever again.
Just make this heatwave go away.

Fans

Apparently the "theme" for June's NaBloPoMo is "Fan"...and right now I can totally relate to that word.

See, we have no air conditioning at my office.
Well...OK...the first floor has A/C.
The second floor?
Not so much.

This wasn't an issue a few weeks ago when it was still cool outside.
However, in the past few days it has been unbearable.

When I arrived at work Tuesday morning - after two VERY HOT and humid days here in the Glass City - I swear the temperature in my office was at least 95 degrees.

The organization has NO bids right now to get the system replaced. It's a 30 year old A/C system and apparently the freon is uses is now outlawed by the government (of course it is), and so the entire system must be replaced. And (because that's not enough) whoever we hire to do the job must first BUILD the new system.

So...it could be JULY before the second floor has air conditioning.

And until then we've been told to use FANS.
Lots and lots of fans that just blow the hot air around.
There is no relief in using fans when the "real feel" temp in your office is in the 95-100 degree range.

To say it's miserable would be an understatement.
Someone getting on the elevator to go UP to the second floor the other day said "I swear I thought hell was DOWN."
No, in my office hell is on the second floor.
With FANS.