Lived too long in the Houston area....strangest thing down there....you do not have an upscale house unless it has a fireplace and central heating that you only need to use like 9 days of the year. Wife would throw wood in the fireplace, get it going good, and crank up the a/c.....damn Iowans in Texas!!! Here in Iowa, just a decent window unit takes care of any of the heat. No, Al Gore invented the internet....it was either Howard Dean or John Kerry who invented global warming.
Yeah been hot here in NM It's been around 103 just about everyday for the past few weeks. got a break yesterday when it rained for the first time since Oct. 2005 lol. Took the temp down to 85 which was a nice change.
Its been 30 - 40 here in Ottawa for a few days throughout the last 2 weeks and man its the HUMIDITY that makes it unbarable!