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Heat Tips
ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI-FOX2Now.com) -
This is day three of mid-90s temperatures smothering the St. Louis area. The heat is beginning to take it's toll on those forced to work outside day after day. Even at the station at 5:00 p.m., it remains oppressive stifling. For many out in this, it is simply uncomfortable. For others, at times, it can border on dangerous.
A trip to Fairgrounds Park swimming pool is one way for people to forget about the heat advisory. Or if you like the frozen kind of relief, join the crowds at Ted Drewes Frozen Custard in south St. Louis. It's family tradition for many.
Some parents planned to spend the day with their children at the zoo. But quickly discovered it's closed for Friday night's big fundraiser.
Cool Down St. Louis is open for business, but desperately needs donated air conditioners and cash to help those who struggle economically. Through a partnership with Vatterot College, the air conditioner that you can't use gets turned over to some one who can use it.
Medical issues have also popped up. Saint Louis University Hospital reports four people came to their emergency room Friday. In some cases, people may have an air conditioning unit, but they don't use it.
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Friday marked day three of "90-plus" degree temperatures and the heat is taking a toll on those forced to work outside in it.
Chad Anderson hopes sales at his Fenton fireworks stand will be as hot as this weeks temperatures.
"This year these two days have been hot. Probably the hottest two that I have experienced in the last 10 years back to back days, said Anderson.
Anderson and about a dozen employees have spent the last two days unloading a flatbed truck and stocking supplies under a sweltering tent.
"I don't know how much protection the tent gives us. It protects us from the sun but you still have the heat and humidity," said Anderson.
It's a rigorous eight hour day out in the sun all the while trying to avoid heat exhaustion.
"Hydrating with water and Gatorade and trying to take break every 45 minutes," said Anderson.
In nearby Arnold, the grill master at "Pick a Bone BBQ" is used to the heat.
Marion Brown's smoker and pit are set at 300 degrees.
"If it's 100 degrees out here we push 200 degrees under the tent," said Brown.
Brown say high temps tend to spoil appetites. "The hotter it gets sometimes people don't want to eat. They don't want to get out of their cars."
Others had no choice.
Newlywed Larry Medvrich said, "I'd like to go jump in that pond."
Sweat aside, Larry and Dawn Medvrich posed for their wedding portrait in Forest Park.
"I was worried with the heat and everything but it turned out beautifully," said Dawn Medvrich.
"We knew it was going to be warm but we went planning on a 90 degree day to take pictures. We're happy everyone is bearing with us," said Larry Medvrich.
A trip to Fairgrounds Park swimming pool is one way for people to forget about the heat advisory. Or if you like the frozen kind of relief, join the crowds at Ted Drewes Frozen Custard in south St. Louis. It's family tradition for many.
Some parents planned to spend the day with their children at the zoo. But quickly discovered it's closed for Friday night's big fundraiser.
Cool Down St. Louis is open for business, but desperately needs donated air conditioners and cash to help those who struggle economically. Through a partnership with Vatterot College, the air conditioner that you can't use gets turned over to some one who can use it.
Medical issues have also popped up. Saint Louis University Hospital reports four people came to their emergency room Friday. In some cases, people may have an air conditioning unit, but they don't use it.
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Friday marked day three of "90-plus" degree temperatures and the heat is taking a toll on those forced to work outside in it.
Chad Anderson hopes sales at his Fenton fireworks stand will be as hot as this weeks temperatures.
"This year these two days have been hot. Probably the hottest two that I have experienced in the last 10 years back to back days, said Anderson.
Anderson and about a dozen employees have spent the last two days unloading a flatbed truck and stocking supplies under a sweltering tent.
"I don't know how much protection the tent gives us. It protects us from the sun but you still have the heat and humidity," said Anderson.
It's a rigorous eight hour day out in the sun all the while trying to avoid heat exhaustion.
"Hydrating with water and Gatorade and trying to take break every 45 minutes," said Anderson.
In nearby Arnold, the grill master at "Pick a Bone BBQ" is used to the heat.
Marion Brown's smoker and pit are set at 300 degrees.
"If it's 100 degrees out here we push 200 degrees under the tent," said Brown.
Brown say high temps tend to spoil appetites. "The hotter it gets sometimes people don't want to eat. They don't want to get out of their cars."
Others had no choice.
Newlywed Larry Medvrich said, "I'd like to go jump in that pond."
Sweat aside, Larry and Dawn Medvrich posed for their wedding portrait in Forest Park.
"I was worried with the heat and everything but it turned out beautifully," said Dawn Medvrich.
"We knew it was going to be warm but we went planning on a 90 degree day to take pictures. We're happy everyone is bearing with us," said Larry Medvrich.
