I said "something else", since it really depends a lot on what the weather is. During the summer - find a cooler area. During the winter - find a way to stay warm. At night - just stay in bed and wait. During a blizzard - cross my fingers and hope it's not out long enough for the pipes to freeze. During a hurricane or Nor'easter - worry and pace.

I'm surprised we didn't lose power at all these past 3 days - the power grids are way overloaded in this heat. Yesterday and Wednesday we officially hit 100, but today it was only 97! I don't know how anyone lives without a.c., or works where there is none. My DIL works on the 2nd level of the huge Walmart Distribution Center in town - it has been 120 in her area.