I had to give in this afternoon and turn the central AC on, after the temperature in the house rose to nearly 80 degrees with the windows open and all the ceiling fans on. Oh well. It’s a new (as of ’24) high efficiency unit and my cooling bills are lower.

When I have the AC on I have to keep all the second floor doors closed because I have this little narrow Baltimore rowhouse and cool air sinks. But it’s old enough it has return vents in every major room so air still circulates. But it’s the time of year in Maryland when the weather bounces all over the thermostat so, for now, I won’t have to have the AC on all the time. That happens starting in July.