Heat Woes

With the heat index expected to reach well over 100 degrees this week (obscene temperatures plus obscene humidity), I've decided it's really not civilized at all to live in New York City without an air conditioner. Longtime readers may recognize this complaint from last summer, or the summer before that, or the summer before that - I haven't had a working air conditioner in over three years, and now that the weather finally merits one I'm ready to curl up and die at the prospect of sweltering through another July like the past few. The unit I've currently got ceased functioning as an air conditioner years ago - without any cooling capabilities, it's nothing more than a crappy, power-sucking fan. I've found a bargain on a new one at Amazon, but with rent day fast approaching, my budget won't stretch that far. However, if you'd like to chip in, I'd be tickled pink (instead of purple from heat stroke).