Martha’s Vineyard broke a heat record Monday that was set in 2012. As of approximately 1:30 pm Martha’s Vineyard Airport was at 90 degrees, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Torry Gaucher. Gaucher said the record set in 2012 was 86 degrees. While a heat advisory is in effect for other parts of the commonwealth, the Vineyard is not subject to the heat advisory and there is no heat wave presently. A heat wave, Gaucher said, constitutes three consecutive days of over 90 degree heat
As a result of the heat, West Tisbury town administrator Jennifer Rand wrote that a cooling center will be opened. “In anticipation of record heat and humidity conditions over the next 48 hours, the towns of West Tisbury, Chilmark and Aquinnah will be opening up a single cooling shelter at the West Tisbury Library [Monday] and [Tuesday],” she wrote. The cooling center was scheduled to be open through 6 pm Monday and 11:30 to 6 pm Tuesday.
“This shelter is for emergency use only for those that need relief from the weather. Masks are mandatory, seating will be assigned and there will be limited spacing,” Rand wrote. “Please use ONLY as a last resort to insure space for those that need this the most. The library will not be available for on site business during this time but curbside pick up will still be available.”
And in this heat, with only 6 people in line one of the VH postal workers made people waiting in line move outdoors to wait in the heat! Disgraceful. No defense for that. Two of the people were elders.
Social distancing, bad postal workers go lie down.
Elders like to socialize, that is why they go to the Post Office.
I’ll likely take a beating for suggesting this but wouldn’t it be nice if we gave gave the elderly a bit a a break and found a way to let them wait inside and maybe even cut the line. They deserve some respect. And just so you know I am not in the elderly category.
BigT I like that idea. Perhaps if you are in any line and an elderly or infirm person is behind you, you could allow them to get in front of you. Wouldn’t that be nice? I use the word “you” in the general term.
I will do it.
Sorry about the double words.
I think we better get used to this.
what anyone needs to do is call john Fitzpatrick at 4012566231 and he will call the p.o. and have packages ready for you. yes. if you complain they will help you. call him.
John Fitzpatrick is the Cape and Islands district manager
Don Don
I actually do this pretty often and it’s good to know you would do the same. I did it just the other day at the post office when I saw an older lady with a walker making her way through the crowd and asked her if she was going to get in line. She said well I guess so.
So I asked her to please take my place and I went to the back of the line.
I didn’t want to toot my own horn or would have mention this in my first post but now I’m thinking even if just one person reads this and does it then another good deed is done.
BigT I didn’t think about going to the back of the line–I was just thinking about a one person swap to not piss off the other behind me. But giving up my spot and going to the back of the line is brilliant..
And compassionate. Thanks for giving us a clear way to do that..
As a federal building, I have often wondered why the post offices don’t have windows for the handicapped.
I thought all businesses were supposed to provide for those who are handicapped.
We hit 105 heat index daily here in tampa for 3 straight months. I dont understand the ” emergency”. Softest generation.
Letting someone wait inside the post office is not helping them, but instead potentially exposing them to the virus. The least safe places are crowded interior spaces with poor ventilation–in other words the post office! Seriously, if you have a health issue that means you can’t wait outside the building you shouldn’t be waiting inside the building either. Have someone else get your mail. The longterm solution is for our dysfunctional postal service here on the island to get their act together and figure out how to meet the demand and deliver mail on time and reliably.
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