On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:44:30 +0000, Larry wrote:

"We don't need
air conditioning.", they always tell me during the 2.5 months the
temperature in upstate NY is 95F and the humidity is 99.98%.

You must have grown up in a different upstate NY than I did. On the
shores of Lake Ontario in July and August there were many days when we
had a fire in the wood stove and extra blankets at night. I've seen
snow in the Adirondacks on Labor Day weekend.