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Shallow Fog Trying to stay cool in the Five Towns
Drinking liquids and lighter clothing is the key
The mini heat wave that has been occurring from about July 16 to July 18, with highs up to 94 degrees according to weather.com, had working people in the Five Towns trying to find ways to stay cool and refreshed.
On Auerbach Avenue in Hewlett Harbor, the owner of Romanelli Brothers Construction, Steve Romanelli from Valley Stream, was doing work outside a house. “I’ve been drinking a lot of water to keep hydrated,” he said. “I’ve also been eating light.”
Nearby, on Adams Road off of Everit Avenue in Hewlett Harbor, James Reynolds was cleaning, rusting, sanding and painting a 15 mile per hour speed post. “I’ve been drinking water and taking frequent breaks and going inside,” said Reynolds, who has been a maintenance supervisor for about 20 years and said these past few days have been incredibly hot.
On Peninsula Boulevard at the Gulf service station, Rocky Feliciano, the manager, and Ghotra Bhajans, a gas attendant, were familiar with working outside in the scorching heat. “It has been ridiculously hot out; the past few days have been crazy,” said Feliciano. “I had to sit inside for a minute to cool down; I have been drinking as much liquids as possible and trying to stay near fans…you got to keep moving and deal with it though,” he said, while holding a cup of ice next to a large bottle of Diet Coke.
The manager of Cedarhurst Auto Repair on Central Avenue, Chaim Friedman, said he has been drinking a lot of water to stay hydrated in the heat, as he works on cars in the garage, and the other employees agreed.
Workers in Hewlett on Broadway tried to stay cool and comfortable. The boss of General Rubbish Removal, Steven Goldfarb, who was ripping out a Japanese restaurant, said, “I’ve been drinking liquids and going into air conditioning when I can.”
Even employers inside noticed the high temperatures. “I’ve been staying indoors and wearing lighter clothes,” said Steven Agin, the optometrist and owner of Eyes on Broadway in Hewlett, who was wearing loafers with no socks to stay cool. Unlike many others, “I’ve been drinking hot drinks; it makes you cooler because it changes your body temperature and makes you feel cooler” when there are breezes outside, he said.
