You know, when we vacationed on Orcas Island a couple of years ago they were having a mild heat wave--temps in the 80's. They laughed when we asked if they had A/C at the B&B. I guess they won't laugh now.

Do many people in Seattle consider using an A/C? Around here it's so stinkin' humid and hot that it's a necessity. I have heard the old timers say they used to go down to the river in the evenings with other families and cool off there on the riverbanks.