We live an an unsettling time where nothing is the way we expect. Yesterday and today we've broken temperature records for this time of year. In year's past however those of us who are not blessed with air conditioning or swimming holes could rely on cooling centers like the public library. ( Why our library could not be open as a cooling center even with today's challenges is a sore point with me, but I don't want to rant and rave today, it's simply too hot.) What I would rather do is remind everyone that there is a reliable cooling center in Burlingame that is always open and can easily accommodate social distancing. It's our extensive bay front. I took my lawn chair and a cooler and went there on both days. The cooling effect was not as great as a dip in a cold pool or not akin to being surrounded by cool air from the AC, but it was a respite of sorts and somehow looking at the water in the bay had the intended cooling effect. At some points along the bay front trail there were, like me, those who just wanted to enjoy the breeze and the view, others could be seen in the water and on the beach, yes a beach in Burlingame--not a particularly pretty one,(the scene reminded me of something from behind the iron curtain,) but yeah it was a beach and it was giving pleasure to a number of people. In short, in these strange times, we can rely on something, small as it is. Consider this a positive public service reminder that we who live in Burlingame can enjoy the bay anytime we want and it's right in our own backyards.
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Let's face it. There is no reason the main library hasn't reopened. It would be so easy to limit entrance to 20 or 30 people at a time. I've been in multiple B'game retail businesses that are way more space limited than the main library without issue. I get it with the Easton addition branch for now, but the main library should reopen. Are all of the staff still being paid?
Posted by: resident | September 08, 2020 at 09:02 PM
If you’re being paid, you don’t care about the shutdown: unions, government, movie stars...
Posted by: Cassandra | September 08, 2020 at 09:05 PM
The heat from two days ago has dissipated, but today is the most unusual, freakish weather day in my 29 years in B'game. At 3pm it is dark enough to feel like 3am and for the street lights to be on. It's like a day long eclipse. The sky looks like U2's Under a Blood Red Sky album cover. The combination of clouds and heavy smoke gives town an End Of Days feel.
Posted by: Joe | September 09, 2020 at 03:11 PM
Time for me to repent.
Well, every day come to think of it...
Posted by: Peter Garrison | September 09, 2020 at 04:34 PM
lets call a spade a spade. Anyone who needs to go to a "Cooling Center" is Homeless.
Posted by: [email protected] | September 11, 2020 at 07:28 PM
What's with the "scare quotes," Holly?
Cooling Centers are for any person without the luxury of central air who may be negatively impacted by extreme heat, homeless or not. Worsening heat waves are here to stay, so better get used to the idea that people will need to seek relief.
Posted by: Fugit All | September 12, 2020 at 05:45 PM
This was good reading. Thank you, Russ.
Posted by: Sally Meakin | September 14, 2020 at 07:42 AM