Oof! I know... three years ago I was in Hampshire at a dig and we were a month living in tents. One thing about American tents is that they sacrifice weather-proofing for air venting. I lucked out by having one because we only had one storm in that time, but man was it nasty-- 82-83 the entire time except during the freak storm. It was beautiful to work outside in but the few nights I had to spend in London were miserable.

My friend just left the UK and passed over a standing fan to me. I couldn't thank him enough!