One's opinion of A/C obviously varies with your local weather and climate.
Our local electric company has a deal where, for permission to OCCASIONALLY remotely turn off your house A/C, they give a nice rebate on your bill. Over the past 5 years, I rarely noticed when they cycled us off. When they did, it was for an hour or so. Pretty good deal!
Until yesterday, with the temp ( not the stupid heat index, but real temp) hit 105, and they shut off about 1/2 a million homes' A/C. Mine was off for 4 hours. I came home from a day in the field, anticipating a relatively cool house. No comforting blast of cool air as I opened the door greeted me. Went out to eat to enjoy the cool; not the food.

Today is likely a repeat. May have to change my mind about that "deal".

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1982 300SD " Wotan" ..On the road as of Jan 8, 2007 with Historic Tags