Community Refrigerators

[ysabetwordsmith]

Meet the Freedge, a source of free perishables.  Community refrigerators are the newest form of Little Free Pantry, skyrocketing in popularity over the last year or so.  Don't expect them to last long -- the health boards and other authorities will hate these.  And the idea of uncontrolled security in general.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

If nothing else, chilled shelf-stable stuff (bottled water, Gatorade) would be very helpful. (We're currently having a heat wave in my area.)

Alternately, some things could be frozen and kept in a cooler. They'll work to cool you off while thawing, and be drinkable once they've thawed.

Yes ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

Excellent points.

As climate change progresses, things that used to be safe or only a little risky will become more often deadly. Things that would help keep more people alive include:

* widespread availability of cold drinks, including water and electrolyte drinks

* air-conditioned refuges

* free or subsidized air conditioning

* requirements for schools and workplaces to have air conditioning and maintain safe temperatures

* bans on clothing requirements (e.g. uniforms with long pants, black cloth) that contribute to overheating

* bans on making people work in hot conditions

* making employers liable as a "presumed cause" of environmental injuries (that is, if you worked in the hot sun and your kidneys died, you don't have to prove anything; it's automatically considered your employer's fault)

* alternative building types such as cob and earthberms that contribute to comfortable temperatures

Re: Yes ...

[(Anonymous)]

Add in efficient transportation.

And re: uniforms...well sometimes skirts become an unintended loophole.