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LONDON
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 www.metronews.ca News worth sharing.
There’s no ditchin’ this hot kitchen
Off. Limits
Great Greek Souvlaki cook drinks at least 10 half-litre bottles of water a shift to endure sweltering heat Shares stay-cool tips As the temperature starts to rise, so often do the complaints. Not only can hot weather cause sweaty necks and faces, it can turn mildmannered people into irascible grumps. Try telling someone “it’s not the heat, it’s the humidity,” and see if you have any friends by the end of the day. Many Londoners can take refuge in air-conditioned facilities to beat this oppressive heat, but there are quite a few who suffer without air conditioning during the workday.
Heat alert expected to last all week Roberto Alomar stands with his jersey at a press conference yesterday after it was announced that the Toronto Blue Jays will retire his No. 12 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. STEVE RUSSELL/TORONTO STAR
Alomar ceremony will be a Jays first The former second baseman’s number will be retired at a ceremony before the Jays’ July 31 home game with the Texas Rangers. Alomar dazzled Blue Jays fans throughout his five-year career in Toronto, helping the team win back-to-back World Series titles in 1992 and 1993. It will be the first time the Blue Jays have retired a number worn by one of the team’s players in its 35-year history. “This is an honour that I was not expecting,” Alomar said in a statement.
The Middlesex-London Health Unit issued a heat alert to go along with a humidex advisory. It was the third heat alert of the summer, and it’s expected to last through the week with temperatures forecast to remain in the mid-to-high 30s for the next several days. Environment Canada is predicting a high of 38 C tomorrow. With the humidex, it may feel closer to 46 C. AM980/AM980.CA
Alysha Smithers
Like Alysha Smithers. She spends her workdays toiling in a hot kitchen that makes the outside temperature seem almost cool by comparison. “On any given day, the temperature’s about 20 degrees hotter in (the kitchen) than it is outside,” Smithers said. “If we’re looking at a (humidex of 38), we’re looking at (58 or 60) degrees in this kitchen.” Smithers works five nine-hour shifts per week. Besides trying to limit the amount of time she spends at the oven and deep fryer, she’s learned a few tricks to stay cool during heat waves. “We try to drink as much water as we can,” she said. “Everyone needs to keep themselves hydrated. Stay away from sugary drinks. If you’ve got something cold you can wrap around you — like a wet towel. That works really well too.” MIKE ARSENAULT
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