"I canno' take it any longer, Cap'n!"

I can't believe how low my tolerance is for high temperatures! It got up to 88 degrees yesterday and I was miserable. If a central air conditioner salesman had stopped by with an offer to install one for the price of a small country, I probably would have said, "What are you waiting for?!!"
On average, we have less than two weeks with temperatures above 75 degrees all year, so I should be able to tough it out. Shouldn't I? Fooey! I want my air conditioned! I want my water softened, and I want my lawn automatically sprinkled! Gee, am I spoiled, or what?!