'I was supposed to be working. We blew it off ...' : Toronto - For friends Daniel McCarthy and Michael Read, the blistering-hot sun was reason enough to take the day off yesterday. Read, 33, employs McCarthy, 40, at his business, Solar Window Cleaning, a highrise window cleaning company that services the downtown. McCarthy said they tried to start their first job of the day, but soon found it too hot to work. "Yes, I was supposed to be working," McCarthy said, "We blew it off. It's Friday, life's short."At around 10 a.m. they decided going to Woodbine Beach would make more sense than working.
The pair said they have had two other days just like it, and swear it's dangerous to be "hanging from highrises" when temperatures and humidity begin to climb above 30 C. The beach was scattered with the self-employed who, when given a hot one, which has been rare this summer, will take to the beach.
"Normally, you would see a peak at 19,000 MW," said Terry Young, spokesman for the Independent Electricity System Operator, which manages the power supply in Ontario. Yesterday -- the anniversary of the 2003 blackout -- it was up to 22,191 MW at 4 p.m. "It's not out of line, given the weather demand," Young said, adding the record was 27,005 MW on Aug. 1, 2006. The mercury is expected to hit 30 C today, feeling more like 37 or 38 with the humidity. Also see previous blog on Solar Group Inc.
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