Well, I've now got the swamp cooler up and running, with a little help from my invaluable Mr. Handyman co-worker. Of course, the weather has now suddenly cooled off... Murphy's Law, gotta love it! That's OK, though. I'm sure it'll be getting much hotter soon, and at least that's one thing off my to-do list. (Now if only I could work up the motivation to get started on the other 999...)