The temperature rose as high as 104 F here this past summer, and I now own a wonderful collection of electric fans. AC, yes. It's also gone down as far as -40, I've heard.

While I have done my own electric and plumbing, I'd MUCH rather leave such work to the pros. I have walked through water that had live electricity in it and that was a "grace of God" experience -- no thanks!

OM, if you went to Lava you had a good time. It's one of The West's best secrets. (Wish the same was true of Jackson, Wyoming! Lord, what fools those tourists be! Leather pants and leather bra under a red coat trimmed in maribou is _ranch wear_? Where, the Mustang Ranch?

Veggie pesto pizza is available. So are lots of organic veggies and such. Between the LDS church and its missionaries and Idaho State University the food choices are quite wide.