Hot! Hot! Hot!

Today was the hottest day of summer so far, and still no air. Need a part which won't be here until Monday. Igrew up without air conditioning ,and I don't remember being this miserable. We did have a lot of trees in our yard, a screen porch, and a big attic fan that my dad was in charge of. I guess I am spoiled. I do remember sitting on the rocks behind the garage where it was cool, going down in the basement to play in the heat of the day, catching fire flies, playing Red Light and Mother May Ion the front steps, kick ball and Hide and Seek in the Sharman's back yard, and I'm sure it was as hot as it is now.I guess we just didn't feel it as kids because we were busy, didn't know any different. Ido remember being kind of sad when my Dad put a window unit in the kitchen. No more long nights lingering on the screen porch listening to the birds and bugs, dad in his chair reading under the yellow glow of one of the ugliest lamps on the earth ( green with horses on the shade) .I wonder what my Momwas thinking? Now we were inside locked away under the spell of cold , frigid air enveloping us in it's fake chill. I do think we have lost something by moving in doors, a sense of time, of nature, the slowing down and listening to the night. Now we stay in side and there is no difference between night and day, winter and summer in our technologically advanced, climate controlled lives. Don't get me wrong. I love technology and climate control. i guess I'm waxing nostalgic in self defense trying to spin a major inconvenience into somethiong positive.
Hope the air is fixed by Monday. If not Im spending my beach money on a hotel with a pool!