The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Watch for this weekend. With excessive heat we all can do things that help us all get through it – first keep hydrated and cool – drink plenty of fluids and seek cool locations. If you don’t have air conditioning in your home visit locations that have air conditioning. These locations could be a local service clubs, such as the Elks, Moose or KofC (if you are a member), go shopping as almost every store has Air Conditioning, take in a movie or a bingo game in an air conditioned hall, stop by the recreation center or other public buildings that are open to the public and is air conditioned. If you have just a bedroom air conditioner use your bed room as your personal cooling center and don’t wait until bedtime to turn it on. In the event that opening a cooling center is necessary in North Wildwood we utilize the Recreation Center at 900 Central Avenue as the city wide cooling center. Practice the good neighbor policy in that you keep an eye out for your neighbors, especially the elderly, check on them and assist as needed. Many do not have the transportation to take them to cooler locations. Lastly, change your daily habits accordingly – do outside tasks early in the day when it cooler and plan for meals that don’t create additional heat from baking or cooking. Don’t hesitate to put off things such as cutting the lawn and gardening for a few days until it gets cooler – a few days later won’t make that much of a difference.
