I have family members who lived/worked in agriculture. It is said the weather goes in cycles. I recall as a kid (not living with "air") many summers that we had heat/humidity. My mom would close the drapes, tell us to keep inside as much as possible so we didn't keep opening/closing doors. She'd make meals that didn't require cooking. THEN we'd all sit in the room with a large fan and just "chill". Some years later, we'd moved to a new house that had a walk-out basement. My parents had made a type of apartment in it with a kitchenette) and living area. We'd go down there as the basement was cooler and she'd do the same thing re: meals. I can't stand the extreme heat and humidity neither so am very thankful we have "air" now!!! I suppose age and other things has something to do with the intoleration. BUT that said, FL isn't the only state experiencing this. The northern states have been too....sometimes worse than here.
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