MEH! I can totally relate @nainaztengra - I absolutely LOATHE being forced to out into the brutal summer heat when my brain and body already feel like mush from it, lol!
Here in Mumbai that's not the case, even at home, we cannot keep the air-condition switched on for a longer time else we will have an exorbitant electricity bill, we have to be mindful about the usage.
Similar situations here - with all our power cuts etc. and inland the heats also reach the 40's. It is crazy! Aircon is just not a "thing" in houses here in SA - although I wont lie, after this last Summer my partner and I discussed getting a portable one just to cover the main lounge area on those excessively hot days - but it is in expensive investment... so we will have to see!
Hope tomorrow or the days to follow offer you a little reprieve xxx
Phewww....40 must be terrible. Here buying an Air Con is not expensive, the bigger deal is paying the bills which really can rip you apart.
Yes, this is an every month problem too - which was kind of my point.... when you have so many bills to pay - spending money on an air con seems expensive!!!