Put a cold box out in a heatwave
Delivery drivers, refuse crews and postal workers do forty-degree days on foot with no realistic way to stop.
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Why it lands
Route work in extreme heat is measured in stops per hour, which means a driver who stops to buy a drink is falling behind a target that does not adjust for weather. That is why they do not stop. A cool box on the step removes the trade-off entirely: it costs them nothing in time, which is the only currency their day is counted in.
How
A cool box in the shade with water and a sign — “Please take one, thank you for today.” Sealed bottles only; nobody will drink from an open jug left by a stranger. Refill it in the afternoon, which is when it is actually needed rather than at nine in the morning.
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