Summer weather takes forever to arrive in our local area, too often, there’s a Winter blizzard on Easter Sunday and the temperature is still dropping into the thirties in May. We’ve already experienced strenuous frosts in early August! I am always sad for signs of Springtime. I watch for the robins to show up and the first hint of tulips, daffodils and hyacinths in the garden. I’m so relieved when I can finally shut down the gas furnace and stop paying such huge heating bills. It feels lovely to open the windows and bring in some fresh air. If we’re absolutely lucky, the people I was with and I appreciate purple skies, sun and warm un-even temperatures for 3 weeks. There are those years when it rains almost every afternoon and it’s constantly freezing. However, there are also the rare summers when the temperature remains in the upper eighties with high humidity. Central air conditioner is easily not necessary, and at times, I absolutely wish our apartment was equipped with a cooling system, most of the time, I am pleased with window A/Cs, however rather than spend thoUnited Statesnds, I paid around $100 for each cooling unit. I bought a single for every dining room. They are compact, lightweight and require nothing but the occasional filter cleaning. I store them in the attic until the weather turns tepid and humid. I then carry them down the stairs and install them in under 10 minutes… Despite the small size, the A/Cs are cool enough to maintain ideal temperature in the dining room! Since the people I was with and I only operate the cooling units at night, they cost easily little in electricity! Plus, each a single has a cordless remote that is super convenient.