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Chicago When It Sizzles

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

CHAPTER

Getting Out of a Hot Apartment

Pauline jankovitz, in her eighties, suffered from both a weak bladder and a weak leg. The simple act of getting down several flights of stairs to street level and then back up again was an ordeal. Pauline's friend urged her to get out of the steam room atmosphere of her apartment if it got too hot. On what proved to be the hottest day of the year, pauline resolved to do just what her friend had said. She waited for a city bus which took her to a local store,. It was an oasis, fully air conditioned. Revitalized by the cool air, she brought some cherries, her favorite treat. Then, having built

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