The temperature side of that chart only goes up to 105 degrees. Pittman said that instead of playing outside, students occupy themselves with games and activities in the cafeteria. She said the children don't feel cheated. But coaches have plenty of options for taking it a little easier, Avila said. Those precautions can include taking additional water breaks, practicing in shorts and shoulder pads, practicing later in the afternoon or moving practice indoors.
People come in to cool down.
Hernandez said the heat is the talk of the town for her customers. Elsa Ciminelli, president of the Lindale Senior Center Site Council, said a lot of people have been showing up early to events like their Senior Dance that the group hosts every Tuesday evening because it is nice and cool in the center. She was expecting a crowd of about 125 people for the festivities and said about 160 people came for lunch in the afternoon. Hortencia D. Cisneros, director for Las Abuelitas Senior Folklorico Dance Group, said she and her troupe were equipped to handle the high temperatures during their Tuesday rehearsals thanks to the air-conditioning at the Lindale Senior Center and their costumes. I fan her and she fans me.