Minnesota cold water stays cold all year long. When I was growing up in Cleveland, OH there was usually a period of late summer when the cold water was more luke-warm. And of course in AZ there was the money saving trick of turning the heating element in the water heater off during summer months so you could use the water from the hot tap for cold water, and the quite warm water from the cold tap for hot. That only really worked if your water heater tank was in the insulated, air-conditioned part of your home.
Cass, this terrible thing that happened to your family, I can't begin to imagine the pain and stress. But please know that your urge to come here for solace and any help we can give, it's a good thing. Don't worry that there is a time limit or expiration date on belonging here. We understand that life gets in the way of posting regularly, sometimes a person has to concentrate their attentions elsewhere. We drift in, we drift out, we drift back, we drift forth. I think we're like the Jets (only with less animosity to the Sharks, Ysinging&dancingMV ) - Once a Buffista, always a Buffista.