Ha! Bakari, you're dead right - there are really only 2 weeks a year here when a/c is truly a great wonder of the modern world. That's why we haven't had it on for year. That said, it is so humid that our toilet paper is wet, and I don't want the house (which, being Canada, is incredibly well insulated) to start stinking of must, and run the risk of mould issues. 102F with 100% humidity is a touch excessive for us.
We have already decided, however, to forge ahead without. We'll simply run the dehumidifier in the basement, and fans upstairs. I would like to repair our existing equipment though.