[rwest]

I have central air here in MN I would run it less except that I have a dog here; normally I would leave it off while at work, now it runs as needed.

We have a fair amount of humidity here, so to be comfortable you really need the AC or a dehumidifier.

I suppose if you wanted to be tough, but not super tough, you would really only need it a few months during the summer, we only have a few weeks were it doesn’t cool down into the low 70’s at night.

Most of us grew up without AC at home, work, school or cars, now we “demand” it everywhere.