PHOENIX- It may
be blistering hot outside with temperatures hovering around 110 degrees, but
Phoenix resident Vince Gumo feels lucky. Managing three different jobs, Gumo
spends most of his workdays inside a hotel or an air-conditioned SUV driving
for Desert Sedan Transportation Service.
At a shaded bus stop downtown, locals are reminded of the heat and sweltering sun. |
The
native of Cincinnati has lived here 14 years and says, “Everybody always ask me
if you ever get used to it, but no I don’t get used to it. You can’t get used
to this heat.”
His
mantra for visitors trying to beat the heat: "Drink lots and lots of
water."
Gumo
said people should also stay in the shade as much as possible, stay covered up
to protect their skin, and: "Drink lots and lots of water."
Gumo
freezes his daily supply of water bottles, and sometimes keeps a cool wet towel
wrapped around his neck. “I normally freeze a couple bottles of water in the
freezer because I mean being here in the summer when it’s 110 degrees you know
they’re going to melt very quickly.”
It
may seem strange keeping covered up when it’s hot, but Gumo says it is necessary.
“It sounds uncomfortable, but it’s probably the best thing,” he said.
His
children spend much of their free time in the pool. But even then, he warns you
can get dehydrated. Just because you’re wet on the outside, doesn’t mean you
don’t need lots and lots of water, he said.
He
doesn't think he has any room to complain about the heat. Construction crews,
road workers, landscapers and others who work outside have a right to complain,
Gumo said.
“Most of my job is spend
inside a building,” Gumo said. “I consider myself lucky.”
By Bobby Oliver, Jerry Miller, and Corie Shields
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