I thankfully have a/c. But it's not as widespread as most of you think. My good friend lives in a tiny apartment with no a/c in sight. She has a small window unit, but they honestly don't do a thing in this weather.
Technically, we're not allowed to use our a/c since overuse of electricity in such heat is what brought on the massive blackout 2 years ago which covered most of ontario, new york, and other areas.
The govermnet opens up lobbies of under-used office buildings in the downtown core to distribute water to homeless people, and the elderly. Wide-spread warnings are issued for people to not leave their homes unless they have to.
It nears a crisis when it's this hot. It just so happens that this heat has lasted for two months without hardly any rain, which is rare. We usually only get three or four heat-wave weeks per summer.
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Date: 2005-07-13 01:54 pm (UTC)Technically, we're not allowed to use our a/c since overuse of electricity in such heat is what brought on the massive blackout 2 years ago which covered most of ontario, new york, and other areas.
The govermnet opens up lobbies of under-used office buildings in the downtown core to distribute water to homeless people, and the elderly. Wide-spread warnings are issued for people to not leave their homes unless they have to.
It nears a crisis when it's this hot. It just so happens that this heat has lasted for two months without hardly any rain, which is rare. We usually only get three or four heat-wave weeks per summer.