Living in that heat with no elect is not fun. I was out elect in Florida for 15 days after hurricanes in 2004. No AC, fans, no water, were the worst. The house becomes like a sauna, and you try to sleep on top of the sheets nearest the window to catch the slightest breeze. Brought back memories of my childhood in the 50s in a home with no AC, but at least we had fans to make it tolerable back then.
Now I have a generator that can run a window AC and the refrig so if it happens again I will be better prepared. Believe me, I will never take for granted the ability to enter a dark room and flip a switch and have light. Living without elect is a bummer.
I spent last week at Boy Scout Camp in MD. No A/C plus we slept in tents and walked everywhere.
A/C is a recent phenomenon and I daresay we can learn to live without it for a few days.
I’ve been through several weeklong power outages, both summer and Michigan Winter. It’s doable.