As you might expect, the scorching weather is leading to some shortages at local stores, from popsicles and ice to fans and air conditioners.
We stopped by Ballard Market last evening for an icy treat and found the freezer shelves were running low. Even the bags of ice were almost sold out.
We found a few bags of ice this morning at Fred Meyer and quite a few popsicles. Unfortunately, they’re already sold out of their most recent shipment of fans. We spoke with one woman who grabbed two of the last ones. She says she had already been to two other stores before coming to Ballard, “I was frantic!”
Cheryl emailed us last night to say that Home Depot just got a new shipment of air conditioners. We called the Bitter Lake store and they are already sold out. They do have another delivery of 100 portable a/c units coming in at 5 p.m. If you’ve been lucky enough to find some of these hot items, please let everyone know in comments when and where you found them…
In the forum: How hot has it been inside your house?