Originally Posted by
tdracer
So are you Brits reconsidering your position that Air Conditioning is for wimps?
Yes, 104F (40C) is damn hot. There are large parts of the US where it gets that hot every summer - often for weeks at a time. Where I was growing up in Colorado, the all-time record high was 105F for a long time. But we matched the record several times every summer (I understand it has now been broken).
No, it is for the rich. A much higher priority is heating!