I'm so sorry to hear about Fan Wars, Jen. I have scientifically tested both the Air Circulation and the Proximity methods of fan cooling in a top-floor apartment, and I am firmly convinced that they're equally ineffective. I knew it was time for drastic measures when, for two days running, I came home and immediately felt compelled to spend half an hour under a cold shower. One of my cats was panting, one tried to open the shower door to crawl in with me (this is a cat, mind you), and the third planted herself under the bed and refused to move for about 40 straight hours. The air conditioner is lovely, despite the fact that it only cools half the apartment. The living room and kitchen are perfectly temperate, and then there's this weird line of demarcation once you pass the refrigerator. Suddenly the temperature shoots up about 15 degrees, which means that the bathroom and bedroom are still mostly uninhabitable. No complaints, though. I can cook dinner without combusting, and I can sleep on my flip-futon on the living room floor. The cats are much happier and have resumed their daily knocking-stuff-over, heaving-up-hairballs, hey-don't-eat-that-it's-metal routine. All is well. And as for you, Mother ... Dammit. I was going to make some nasty comment about your central-air-gloating, but then I remembered that you're awfully nice to me, so I really can't say anything at all. Carry on.
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