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Ricky Perez unloads 300-pound blocks of ice from a brine tank to be sold at Arctic Glacier Premium Ice on July 17, 2012 in the Bronx borough of New York City.
Very hot temperatures are expected to extend from eastern Montana to the central and southern Plains and eastward to the Mid-Atlantic Wednesday, The Weather Channel reports, with highs of 95 to 105 degrees Fahrenheit. A few areas of Kansas could approach 110 degrees.
The ongoing heat wave means business is booming for companies selling ice, Getty Images reports.
"Right now we are selling these things like crazy," said Ricky Perez, an employee of Arctic Glacier Premium Ice in the Bronx. The blocks take three days to freeze in the tank and sell for $75.
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Ice blocks slide out from a brine tank.
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Ricky Perez prepares to unload 300-pound blocks of ice.
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Ricky Perez displays 300-pound blocks of ice as they freeze in a brine tank.
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Celebrating the warm summer months, as schools let out and the cooling off begins.
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Look at his shoes. All the dirts from his shoes fall into the water to make ice. Yuck.
$75 dollar ice during a heat wave. In other news, speculators expect pumpkin sales to go up in October, and toy price hikes in December. Film at 11.
Capitalism? Or gouging?.. ; ]Hmm. Indeed.
Cheers
The headline of this article is misleading. Shocking isnt it? The ice that costs 75 are very large blocks. It has to do with cost of making, shipping, storing, ect. One would be led to believe that it is so hot that some are paying 75 for a bag of ice, which is not so.
How is it misleading, Kornfed? There is an accompanying picture right below the headline with not bags of ice, but massive blocks of ice.
Cubes of ice melts fast. Those huge blocks of ice might take 1-2 weeks to melt if left in ice chest. Hense.. it cost more too and in high demand.
The news media must be hard up for news now days and in a election year. LOL
Look at the comments previous to mine. This is the desired first reaction of such a headline. Of course, when you get into the actual article, it tells the story and one realizes what the headline refers to. Do you understand? Why this is even a story is beyond me, other than to project the line of thinking that the previous commenter's portrayed.
mowdy5gs,
Try shipping 300 lbs of anything anywhere and see how much it costs before you make another ignorant comment.
Is this ice for human consumption?
Speaking of price gouging - 300 lbs of gas for $75 is 50 cents a gallon.
So I wouldn't complain about the price of ice - I would comlain to your congressman about Exxon, Mobil, and Sunoco goging your pants off.
actually those blocks of ice are in line with regular bags of ice. big block = .25 pound. 7 pound bag of ice at 1.5 = .21 pound. throw in shipping etc... and those big blocks become a real bargain. think about lugging 43 bags of ice around in the car...
Yeah...it's just one meaningless heatwave.
That is unless you count the record smashing one two weeks ago...or the obscene crazy warm March...or our last winter that never happened...or the <em>second</em> hottest summer in US History that just occurred in 2011.
The deniers have made it abundantly obvious that they are not reasonable and they don't ever plan to be.
I haven't heard much from the climate change / global warming deniers lately; maybe they are all riding that Manhattan-size iceberg that just broke off from Greenland and will arrive in time for corn picking this fall.
I am willing to bet that we will see record cold again somewhere in the near future. You alarmists always come out in the summer, and disappear in the winter. This is nothing new. Hey, where did all the huge nasty hurricanes go that were projected to get more numerous and nasty? This too shall pass Chicken Littles! This too shall pass...
node4,
If you haven't seen the news lately, because of the drought, there isn't going to be much corn pickin' this year!
Yes, nothing to worry about our weather extremes we have had 21" of rain this year and now we are as dry as the proverbial bone but that is o.k. because it will get really cold and snow up to our ass this winter. It's all good-it will average out I'm sure. Good luck with Rommen Noodles and dog food by way.
Is the United States the entire globe? The key word in global warming is global. The rest of the world is not having a heat wave. When was the last time the US had a dust bowl, like in the 30s?
The 30's.
It is no hotter now than the summer of 1980 when I got married and it was 103 degrees! Scientists with any common sense as opposed to common hype will tell you the earth goes through cyclical cooling off and heating up periods. Global warming hysterics = the sky is falling chicken littles.
@schoolyard: uhhh, there is thing called sarcasm ... apparently I failed or fooled you into thinking I didn't know any better.
Realist-502574
My guess is that there is no amount of scientific proof or commentary by experts that would convince you. While I appreciate your position, I consider it ill-informed and based on the wish fulfillment mentality that seems to dog the right.
Carry on. Happily you are not in charge of whether we take this threat seriously. You might want to consider changing your moniker. I've notice a marked tendency to be very UN-realistic in your opinion and commentary. You also might want to so some research in the concept of cause and effect.
Sorry mj you are the one being un-realistic falling into the idiocy of global warming. As Kornfed stated, this too shall pass. And as Mike stated, if it's global why isn't Europe suffering? I bet you think Dole invented the Internet too. Nope not changing my screen name, but may I suggest one for you... Chicken Little or maybe Mayan Doomsday! Your opinion has been duly noted.
FYI...There is no scientific proof and it is still only a theory.
There HAVE been heatwaves in Europe. What the hell are you talking about?
it's the Bronx, they will put mustard on that dirt and eat it;)
Cant take a little heat? Its called Summer.
reminds me of when the milk truck used to throw blocks of ice out to us kids in July... back in the day
Cute story about the big ice cubes. Unfortunately, the biggest ice cubes are the huge chunks of glaciers that are beginning to break off, like the iceberg larger than manhattan that just separated from a glacier in Greenland. The ice cubes are a temporary fix for a more difficult problem, the increasing impact that human beings are having on the earth's environment and climate. For some basic information consider going to this National Geographic site The information there is not overly politicized, as many comments about this problem tend to be. Whether we are democrats, republicans, independents, and no matter what religion we profess, these issues have serious implications for the quality of both our own later lives and for those of our children and grandchildren over the 21st century. And solving it is not easy, because there are so many people, none of whom are intrinsically evil, who like the benefits of using energy sources that put greater and greater amounts of CO2 and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Its convenient to ignore the problem and pretend doesn't exist, but I don't think that gets us very far. Some have argued that taking actions to try to lessen the problem will harm the economy. We have now experienced a decade of increasingly hot years, and shifting temperature and rainfall regimes, culminating this summer in the great drought of the midwest. Imagine that someone told you that terrorists were planning to destroy massive amounts of our nation's basic food supply. Surely that would result in immediate action to allay the threat. But because the cause of this problem is more systemic and involves our own (mine included) interest in using energy we find it hard to take such action. May God, through our own intelligence and willingness to consider long-term self-interest as well as short term benefits, help us take steps to solve this vast problem.
Try not to worry too much about the Earth. We probably won't be here much longer to continue to do damage to it. We'll either make the planet uninhabitable for ourselves, or some religious whacko will get his hands on a nuclear weapon and touch off a nuclear war. There are just too many stupid people to make our species sustainable.
Let's not forget the Mayans or Incas or whatever said the world ends on Dec 22, or somewhere around there, this year. We may not have to wait as long as you think. Maybe they knew Obama would be re-elected and have decided to put us out of our misery.
Did you notice how clear and sparkling those blocks of ice are? That's purified water as well.
Country Kid get off your soapbox. Global warming is a theory put forth for political and monetary greed. Anyone who buys into it is a fool of the greatest porportions. Guess you believe Dole invented the Internet too!
You see? Another uninformed unrealistic opinion.
Dole? The pineapple people or your one-time presidential nominee?
Dole invented the pineapple, Gore invented the internet. C'mon get real.
mj
Sorry I don't vote for idiots! FYI...I clicked "Ignore This Author" because I detest debating people with no valid platform!
This huge block of ice at 75 bucks, works out to be .25 a pound. I think the last time I paid for a bag of ice it was about 2.50 for 10 lbs. I don't think they have started gouging yet. But your right about the shoes, makes you think what actually is floating around in your ice cubes. ewwww
I was just getting ready to post the exact same thing. The media trying to stoke up the masses that the rich can only afford ice.
That's what I was originally thinking when I glanced at the "teaser" line. But those huge blocks of ice could keep the kids busy for a few. I say give them all an ice pick like the good ole days and have at it. Can we even buy ice picks anymore? Guess way back when, we could have used the original lawn darts :) have a good one.
three days and only $75
Sure would be a cool place to work................
It doesn't look very sanitary.
Global Warming is nothing more than a myth perpetrated by Al Gore as part of an evil plot to increase energy efficiency & reduce pollution - which, if people actually fall for this evil plot, could result in cleaner air & water.
Oh sure, radical environmental boobs might point out that before Nixon created the EPA we had rivers which spontaneously caught fire due to the chemicals in them and that our air was poisoned with smog from uncontrolled industrial processes / coal burning.
But what these environmental radicals don't tell you is that rivers which can self-conflagurate are more pleasant to swim in (they're warmer) and the smog probably saved millions of people from getting sun burned / skin cancer, thanks to smog's ability to help protect us from the sun.
You never hear them talk about the positives of pollution do you?
That's because these radicals refuse to see the positive benefits of allowing the Invisible Sphincter of the Free Market to defecate on the environment in the most efficient way possible.
Why is this considered news
LMAO! Oh my goodness! 95 - 105 temps...we laugh at the over-dramatized hype...those temps are summer NORMAL in Southern California inland areas. Give it a rest already!
A couple of things I feel the need to point out to you since you want to make fun of other's suffering.
First, having those kinds of temperatures in the northeast and upper midwest is very unusual. Folks are not used to it and many do not have air conditioning. It can be very dangerous. Factor in humidity, which you DO NOT have in Southern California, and it is downright ridiculous.
Secondly, come on out to central VA and see what 105 degree temperatures with 80% humidity feels like. Right now it is probably only 85 or so, but the air is so thick that I can't breathe, and I am a healthy 30 something. Yesterday morning, we had nearly 90% humidity. What is the humidity in SoCal right now?
So, until you understand the above facts, please do not make posts like that. You don't know what it is like to not be able to breathe the air is so thick and I am guessing you have air conditioning.
liv2barlrac
Poor baby, get over yourself. Here in Oklahoma triple digit summer heat along with humidity of 65 to 90 % is common and you don't see us crying do you? Just like when I get in and out of my car and my glasses fog up. Sounds to me like you need an iced tea and a good fan.
Realist-
I'm certainly not crying, I've lived in the south most of my life and I'm used to it. I was taking up for the folks up north who are not used to it and don't have ac. Do you spend you day trying to pick a fight with people?
People in my area don't cry about the heat. The article is about further north. I was pointing out (as you should agree with me rather than attacking me), that there is a big difference in dry heat and humidity.
I would say what I am feeling right now but it would most certainly be a violation of the CoH.
Sounds to me like you need to get over yourself, and maybe find something better to do than attack people on newsvine. People like you are the main reason I so rarely comment on here. While it should be a forum for discussion, it is a bunch of childish people who gets their kicks out of making fun of other people, and we so often wonder what is wrong with this country. I'd be willing to take a guess.
I was not responding to you, and you are far from the "realist" your name implies you to be.
okay so what i am getting from all of you is if i disagree with your opinion by stating mine then i am mean-spirited, should change my screen name, etc, etc., etc.
i have news for you i have just as much right to post my views on newsvine as you do and if you don't like what i have to say you are free to click the "ignore this author" button and be done with it! people like you are the reason most have stopped commenting period. it will be a cold day in hell before i post a comment again on this leftist agenda news site! have at liberals, enjoy your delusional lives!
that's funny realist! You are not mean spirited for posting your opinion, you are mean spirited because you say things like "poor baby, get over yourself".
Jokes on you though, I'm a rebulican!
Dear Realist, I know it feels good to just put down and dismiss my comments. it's easy to do on the internet. I've certainly done it myself. They weren't intended to be a "soapbox," so much as express some actual concern about trends that can be documented and about which the large majority of climate scientists agree. I grew up in Oklahoma myself (in the former "Oil Capital of the World" and home of the "Golden Driller"), so I know all about the typical Oklahoma summers and the runs of 100 degree plus days. I didn't cry for myself when I was a kid. I got out under the sprinkler or on the slip n' slide like most, and maybe tried to make some spending change from a lemonade stand. My concern is that the temperature regime that was typical for Oklahoma is now becoming more and more common in places like Illinois, where I now happen to live. This is not typical and was not common when we moved there in the early 80s. I really would like to believe (and I hope) that the continuous stretch of record-breaking summers, and the documented increase in average world temperatures, etc., are just part of "natural cycles." Let's remember, though, that human beings are part of, not separate from, nature, and are both affected by, but, in sufficient numbers, are capable of affecting "natural cycles." I live my life and try not to get overly worked up about climate change every moment of my life, but I also don't go with the idea that all of this evidence (as well as my own lifelong perceptions and experiences) are just part of some elaborate hoax designed to make money for Al Gore. If the next decade brings a clear reversal of the trend, and progressively cooling summers again I'll be absolutely thrilled to have that happen. But let's see what the evidence indicates. Enjoy Oklahoma. I loved growing up there.
Country Kid,
I appreciate your adult reply. As for me, I am done with the bull@!$%# which is allowed on this site. I was onced suspended for calling someone a bigot, but have seen many do the same with no consequences. I am discontinuing my membership with Newsvine effective immediately. This should make mj and others day. Thanks for being nice. You never know what kind of day someone may be having. Think I will just go take that bottle of pills I've been saving for just the right day to get off this spinning rock of insanity. Have a great one.
Being too poor for a refrigerator sounds expensive!
What ever happened to ice trays? That is what I use since the ice maker died a few years back.
So what does this guy do in the winter,sell hot chocolate?
Critical times hard to deal with, will be here.