After several days of three-digit temperatures in Tulsa, and after being told by our AC guy that our air conditioner is doing what it can to cool our home to 80 degrees, we bought these:<br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SJnQ2pGMc4I/AAAAAAAAAUo/vV2aW2uOxLs/s1600-h/DSC02040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SJnQ2pGMc4I/AAAAAAAAAUo/vV2aW2uOxLs/s400/DSC02040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231442079330890626" border="0" /></a>We installed the first one in the baby's room last night. I must admit, I wasn't a believer in ceiling fans. I had one in my room growing up, but I turned it on for the white noise at bed time; I never noticed a difference in the temperature when it was on. But this new fan we installed - whew, doggy. It's likely to ice over in the nursery.<br /><br />We'll probably not have to run the air conditioner nearly 24/7 now that we'll have three new ceiling fans in the house. That'll be nice for the pocket book, given the way <a href="http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?articleID=20080720_49_E1_hUtili499651">the price of electricity</a> (oh, and everything else) is headed nowadays.<br /><br />Another break will come in the form of <a href="http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=8795964">a cool front that just moved in</a>, which will put daily high temperatures in the mid- to low-90's for the next several days.<br /><br />It's funny that I just described temperatures in the mid- to low-90s as a break. What can I say, except, "Welcome to August in Tulsa!"