Ouch

Well, the blazing heat is over for us in the Midwest, but the pain continues. During our four-day run of temps in the upper 90s, we blasted the central air like a CO2 fire extinguisher here at the homestead. Of course, even though the air conditioning ran all day, it couldn't keep the thermostat temperature below 80 degrees in this 100-year-old house. The upstairs rooms, where the cool air moseys to when it gets around to it, blazed even hotter. I even ran out to Wal-Mart in a feverish (and unsuccessful) attempt to buy a window unit.
Finally the rains came and the temperatures abated. But now last month's electric bill arrived.
Guess how much?
$412.
I've never even had a car payment that high.