Turns  out that it is impossible to find a fan in the city of DC until sometime in March. We know this because we live in an apt where the complex either turns on heat or AC. Yes, it is January so you would assume heat would be the norm. We happen to have arrived during an unseasonably warm time when an oscillating fan would be wonderful! We hunted at a few stores for a fan and thought that maybe the use of the word “oscillating” was confusing because how could then not sell us a fan?!  The word may have still been too complex for some people, however the bottom line was we had no success finding a fan. We thought we would be dodging the Texas heat and bundling up to face the cold. Oh well. We’ll have to wait until March for a fan.